I IzL DuTCHER, Report of Committee oti Bird Protectiofi. \\ 



supervisors to pass a protective ordinance in their county ; to 

 which they repUed that such an ordinance had been passed in 

 1896. That it has been a dead letter so far is evident from the 

 fact that that last relic of barbarism, robin pot-pie, is still existent 

 in some households where they choose to believe that no protec- 

 tive ordinance was ever passed. 



" What We Purpose to do in igo4. 



" If my life is spared, and I am left in my position as President 

 of our Association, I will propose to the members a line of work 

 which shall have for its ultimate object the passing of a protective 

 law by the legislature of California. Our foremost aim must still 

 be the introduction of bird protection and bird study into the pub- 

 lic schools. Education is better than prohibition. 



"We expect to make a Club effort at the next session of the 

 State legislature, and to work for the forming of a State Audubon 

 society, with one president, and secretaries for the different dis- 

 tricts or counties. So much for the State organization. At the 

 present time, or rather with the opening spring, our offorts will be 

 directed toward making it known, and felt, that there is a protec- 

 tive ordinance both in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, and 

 our association must prevail upon the ladies of San Jose, Santa 

 Clara County, to help us. x\ny person can be appointed Deputy 

 Game Warden without pay in this State ; the San Jose Woman's 

 Club will have some member so appointed ; I too would seek a like 

 appointment in Santa Cruz county, and together we might succeed 

 in getting the supervisors to have notices printed, to be posted on 

 trees and fences, to the effect that a bird protecting ordinance was 

 in force in both counties. 



" I shall make it my duty to write to the people in this State who 

 are interested in bird protection, as one as old as I may venture 

 on writing suggestions. 



" Mr. Leonard Coates, an authority on fruit and fruit pests, is 

 our faithful ally, for he is a firm friend of the song bird and has 

 helped protect them. 



"I am to address a few lines to the sportsmen who hold their 

 meeting at Paso Robles next month. All the more willingly do I 

 write to them since I wish to make a plea for the better protection 



