2 Massachusetts Audubon Society 



MOOSE HILL BIRD SANCTUARY FUND. 



February , 1922. 

 To Audubon Society Members: 



The Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary is your Sanctuary. I know that evei7 one of you 

 feels a sense of personal proprietorship in it. For five years we have made our head- 

 quarters in the quaint old farmhouse on the Field property, in the midst of the Reserva- 

 tion which now comprises nine hundred acres, stretching from Moose Hill Summit to 

 the railroad tracks. 



Suddenly, this winter, we learned that it would be necessary to vacate these head- 

 quarters. It looked like a disaster as a Sanctuary without a definite headquarters in 

 its midst was unthinkable. Fortunately, it was learned that the Briggs place, adjoining, 

 with a house and land both admirably fitted for our purposes, was for sale, and we have 

 made arrangements to buy it. It will maintain our opportunity in the heart of the most 

 picturesque region and the most desirable bird sanctuaiy surroundings in the eastern 

 part of this State. It will be ours for all time. 



The price is $8,000. There are forty-five acres of forest, meadow, pond, brook and 

 swamp. It would cost $8,000 to duplicate the buildings on it, which are peculiarly 

 suited to our purpose. As a real estate proposition the estate is worth the money, every 

 cent of it. As a permanent headquarters in the heart of our already established and 

 widely known Reservation, it is simply invaluable. 



We want to establish for the purchase of this property and its improvement for 

 Bird Protection a fund of $10,000, which shall be known as the Moose Hill Bird 

 Sanctuary Fund. We want you to have a personal share in the building up of this 

 Fund, a vital personal interest in this Sanctuary. Thus purchased, it will be your 

 Sanctuary, a perpetual memorial to your interest in our work, an effective Sanctuary 

 for wild life, an easily available study and playground for every friend of our work. 



One feature of the house is a large "Audubon Room" which may be used for an 

 audience room, for the display of the Society's material and as a Museum. It is 

 planned that the names of all donors to this Fund, suitably inscribed, shall be displayed 

 there. 



Will you not subscribe generously to this Fund? Please make all checks payable 

 to The Massachusetts Audubon Society. 



Yours very truly, 



WiNTHROP Packard, 



Secretary -Treasurer. 



The number of mockingbirds reported this winter probably exceeds 

 that of any other winter, at least in our recollection. Most of these birds 

 are in the coastal region. Evidently mockingbirds are increasing in the 

 northeast. Several are in Maine. Four mockingbirds have been shot by 

 mistake for shrikes. It should be noted that both shrikes and mockingbirds 

 are protected by law. — From the Notes of the State Ornithologist. 



Let us keep our eyes fixed on cardinal principles of conservation. 

 Trifling details are often magnified. Here are some conservation axioms. 



1. Save sufficient brood stock. 



2. Control the take of each species. 



3. Protect the immature — absolutely. 



4. Preserve the natural habitats of all species. 



{From the Official Bulletin of the Minnesota Fish and Game Department) 



