Monthly Bulletin 3 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS 



The Directors of the Massachusetts Audubon Society submit the follow- 

 ing Report. During the past year the great work of bird protection has 

 moved steadily forward. In this work our Society has had its usual active 

 part. Legislation, both State and National, has been carefully watched and 

 it is encouraging to report that few bad laws have been proposed and none 

 have been passed. Our educational work has been vigorously pushed. 

 During the year some 70,000 letters, circulars and other mail matter have 

 gone out, calling attention to our work. We have carried on a voluminous 

 correspondence on bird matters not only throughout our own State but with 

 many interested bird-lovers throughout the country. Our work has become 

 known to a considerable extent wherever people take an interest in bird-life. 

 Our membership, largest in Massachusetts of course, extends far beyond 

 the borders of our own State. Our total enrollment is 3945 Sustaining 

 Members and 567 Life Members — a gain during the year of 392 Sustaining 

 and 27 Life Members. 



PUBLICATIONS 



This issue marks the beginning of the fourth year of the Monthly 

 Bulletin. The constantly increasing cordiality of its reception among mem- 

 bers and friends amply justifies the expense which is entailed. It serves to 

 record the work of the Society from month to month and as a means of 

 giving notice of coming events — lectures, meetings, publications, etc. It 

 draws closer the bond between the membership and records from month to 

 month many interesting and unusual events in bird life. Over 4,000 are 

 now printed monthly. 



The Bird Charts of the Society, three in number, have found increasing 

 popularity among educators throughout the country; the sales to schools 

 and public libraries have been actively pushed. These charts are of equal 

 value for home use and are most heartily recommended to the attention of 

 our membership. 



The demand for the 1920 Bird Calendar far exceeded all expectation. 

 The first edition of 1500 was sold out early in December, and a second 

 edition of 700 was soon exhausted. Two hundred more, all that possibly 

 could be obtained, went before Christmas, and a large number of further 

 orders had to be declined. Plans for a much larger edition for 1921 are 

 already under way. 



EXHIBITIONS 



There has been the usual demand for exhibitions of bird-protection 

 material which the Society has been very glad to fill. It is ready to supply 

 at any time material for Bird Day or other exhibitions for libraries, schools 

 or associations throughout the State. There is no charge for these exhibits 

 except for transportation. 



TRAVELLING LECTURES 



Besides the three Travelling Lectures with text and stereopticon slides, 

 the Society has on hand slides and material for several others. There is an 

 increasing demand for these lectures on the part of schools and bird clubs 

 and we stand ready to supply it at no cost other than that of transportation. 



TRAVELLING LIBRARIES 



Constant use of our Travelling Libraries of bird books and charts 

 resulted in the need of their withdrawal for a brief time for repairs. These 



