Massachusetts Audubon Society 3 



"To encourage and stimulate interest in the birds in our city and the 

 surrounding country; to prevent as far as possible the destruction of our 

 birds; to make and keep accurate records of all birds visiting us; to grad- 

 ually establish bird sanctuaries and act in an advisory capacity with any 

 municipality or other interest having the development and maintainance 

 of bird sanctuaries within their jurisdiction; to accept donations, contribu- 

 tions, trust funds, gifts, devises and bequests from any person or corporation 

 and to administer the same for the purposes of the association." 



Mr. Francis A. Foster of Edgartown, Mass., has established his 400-acre 

 Manaquayak Farm as a bird reservation. Martha's Vineyard is an ideal re- 

 gion for the breeding of many species of song and insectivorous birds. The 

 State has a large tract there now in the Heath Hen reservation and it is grati- 

 fying to learn that private land-owners appreciate as well the need and value 

 of further protection. It would be well for the State if the whole island 

 could be made a bird sanctuary. 



A movement is on foot to add the Ipswich sand-dunes and certain 

 neighboring properties to the list of bird reservations established in the 

 State under Chapter 410, Acts of 1911. The Ipswich sand-dunes, which 

 have been made famous by Dr. Charles W. Townsend in his classic, "Sand 

 Dunes and Salt Marshes," are a Mecca to birdlife throughout the year. The 

 famous Ipswich Sparrow is sought here by observers, and very many birds 

 of marsh, sea and thicket may be found here in season. While the present 

 owners of the property discourage trespass upon the regions by undesirable 

 parties, people of good repute may visit the dunes for nature study by ap- 

 plying for permission at the Lodge, Castle Hill Farm. This region has 

 been for many years a favorite resort to people who love the wild and pic- 

 turesque in out-of-door life. The sand-dunes have been enjoyed and studied 

 by these in all their aspects summer and winter alike. It is believed that 

 making the region a State Reservation would be welcomed by all concerned. 



LIFE MEMBERS ENROLLED DURING DECEMBER 



Miller, Dr. R. M The Peabody, Dorchester Centre 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS ENROLLED DURING DECEMBER 



Adams, J. S 98 Washington St., Dorchester 



Allen, Dr. Glover M 234 Berkeley St., Boston 



Barlow, Miss Laura 18 Brown St., Brookline 



Beetle, W. R 78 Lincoln St., Needham 



Bowdoin, Miss Edith G 39 Park Ave., New York 



Brooks, Mrs. E. A 51 WiUow St., Dedham 



Cowles, Miss Florence L Norton 



Cubley, Graydon Sharon, Conn. 



Davis, Mrs. T. J 424 W. 114th St., New York 



Derrick, G. W 1339 Chapel St., New Haven, Conn. 



Linder, Miss Mary F York St., Canton 



Little, Walter S 15 Plymouth St., Bridgewater 



Longfellow, A. W 1124 Tremont Bldg., Boston 



Lyon, Mrs. W. H 37 Warren St., Brookline 



McAllister, H. L 270 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 



MacPherson, Mrs. W 403 Strathcona Hall, Cambridge 



