4 Massachusetts Audubon Society 



Every bird club should plan to have a bird sanctuary in its neighbor- 

 hood, some favored spot where birds are especially guarded and encouraged. 

 A sanctuary is valuable for the work it does for the birds, as an object lesson 

 to the community in calling attention to the work of the club and in actual 

 bird protection. 



Many bird clubs have done valuable work in the publication of reports, 

 memoirs and investigations of members into scientific phases of bird life, 

 such as the publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club of Cambridge. 

 In fact there is no end to the pleasure, civic betterment and scientific knowl- 

 edge which may be derived from the earnest work of a bird club. Such a club 

 should enjoy, study and protect birds locally. It should enjoy and help the 

 State Audubon Society in its work for the State. It should participate in 

 and derive pleasure and benefit from sharing the nation-wide work of the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies. 



To all planning the formation of a bird club or engaged in forwarding 

 the practical work of such a club is recommended the First Report of the 

 Brush Hill Bird Club. This is a compendium of valuable information 

 covering the formation, progress and extraordinary range of activities of that 

 club. It may be obtained through the Massachusetts Audubon Society. 



HOMING BIRD PETS 



By G. Franklin Brown 



The owl that was driven away from her home of three years by a gray 

 squirrel has come back and has remained a month. For a week there was 

 another owl living with her, and they would take turns at the opening. 



The hen Reeves pheasant that I once told you took refuge in our lighted 

 vestibule after losing her perch for the night and which I sat down beside 

 on the floor and petted like a dog, after an absence of three years was seen 

 two weeks ago beside the road across the river and this morning was under 

 my window at her old stamping-ground eating grain. Can you beat it? 



NESTING JUNCOS 



We have had a very good year for birds here. My son has identified 

 over ninety-five species within a radius of a mile and one-half from the 

 parsonage. We have identified over fifty species in our garden, a little lot 

 of land about seventy-five by one hundred feet. We have raised three cedar 

 waxwings by hand, besides having other interesting experiences. We found 

 a junco's nest with young and know that the white-throated sparrow and 

 myrtle warblers must nest here. 



My son found the pipits here one day in October, also the horned larks. 

 The great blue heron was with us all summer. 



On November 5th I saw a solitary female pine grosbeak. Two of my 

 friends who saw the bird considered she must have been disgruntled with 

 the rest of the flock and decided to see the world for herself. 



Fox sparrows have been quite numerous this fall. We have also had 

 the white-crowned sparrow, which is not so common here. 



Mrs. George L. Mason, 



North Orange, Mass. 



