Tl6 DuTCHER, Report of Committee on Bird Protection. ffa^n' 



the meantime, I am ready to take on any new work, that I can 

 possibly undertake, and if you can put me in communication with 

 the right persons I will gladly aid the formation of an Audubon 

 society. 



"You will see by the enclosed clipping that I have a county 

 bird protection ordinance in course of preparation. Soon as the 

 local Farmers' Club acts on it I will take it before the supervisors. 



"Please send me loo copies of your Flicker leaflet. I want 

 them for the next Farmers' Club meeting." 



The California State Floral Society purchased for distribution 

 among its members and others i,ooo copies of the National Com- 

 mittee Educational Leaflets and its secretary writes: "Our 

 society most heartily approves of your method of education to 

 protect the valuable birds of the country." 



Colorado. — Legislation. — During the last session of the legis- 

 lature the A. O. U. model law was adopted. The next session of 

 legislature will be held in 1905. 



Warden work. — No wardens were employed by the Thayer 

 Fund. 



Audubon work. — A society was organized during the past year 

 and is now doing effective work. The juniors of the organization 

 have their own officers and manage their own business, with some 

 supervision and advice from the parent society, whose secretary 

 writes of the l)oys as follows : 



" I am very proud of the boys and am confident that the work 

 they are doing will be of much benefit for the protection of the birds 

 of Colorado. 



"Their meetings have been held once in two weeks, until lately 

 they have decided that it is best for them to meet weekly on account 

 of the large amount of work they have to do. There are visitors at 

 each session and much encouragement is given to the boys. Mrs. 

 Mackenzie, a prominent teacher of Wyoming, was in attendance at 

 the last two meetings to gain information that would assist her in 

 organizing a like society at her home. Miss West of Pueblo, Col- 

 orado, a teacher of much influence in that city, spent an hour with 

 the juniors two weeks ago to secure advice that would enable her 

 to organize an Auxiliary. 



"The juniors, which I so justly and proudly claim, have the State 



