Monthly Bulletin ^ 



ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 



At the Annual Business Meeting of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, 

 Inc., held Saturday afternoon, January 28, ]922, the following officers 

 were elected for the ensuing year: 



Secretary-Treasurer 

 Mr. Winthrop Packard 



Directors for Three Years 

 Francis H. Allen Mrs. Augustus Hemenway 



Dr. Glover M. Allfn Ralph Lawson 



Miss Minna B. Hall . Miss Harriet E. Richards 



Auditing Committee 

 Mr. Edward L. Parker, Chairman 

 Dr. Glover M. Allen ,, William P. Wharton 



Voted that the reports of the Secretary and Treasurer be accepted with 

 commendation. 



Voted that the Society adopt the following Resolution: 



Whereas The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, although it has many 

 large forest reservations, has no island reservations, except Penikese, held 

 in trust for the people, and Whereas the sale of that island is now con- 

 templated, and Whereas, a large part of this island is now occupied in 

 summer by a great colony of terns of two species. Therefore, be it Re- 

 solved that the Massachusetts Audubon Society, in Annual Meeting assem- 

 bled, January 28, 3922, hereby recommends that the Commonwealth of 

 Massachusetts retain its ownership in the Island of Penikese to the end that 

 it may remain forever as a Reservation for Wild Birds. 



Voted to adjourn. 



Winthrop Packard, 



Secretary. 



THE GREENFIELD GROSBEAKS 



Mr. George W. Thacher of Greenfield, Mass.. writes to Judge John A. 

 Aiken in Boston the following interesting account of evening grosbeaks 

 there : 



Yesterday, January 3, 1922, a young shrike made us a brief call, 

 perching upon the tip-top of an oak, upon the tip end of an upright branch, 

 flirting his tail. He was round and ])lump, and I trust that a goodly 

 number of house sparrows contributed to give him his rotundity! There 

 are said to be many of his clan hereabout, but may our nice little titmice 

 and tree sparrows escape their cruel beaks and talons. 



I think you know something about the flock of evening grosbeaks that 

 visited Miss N.'s negundo tree last month, for a number of days. One bright 



