154 THE BIRDS OF SOMERSET HILLS 



few months in summer, while they are 

 nesting. The National Association of 

 Audubon Societies, 1974 Broadway, 

 New York City, employs special men 

 to guard the colonies, and the cost of 

 membership in this society is $5.00 an- 

 nually. All the money goes to the pro- 

 tection of birds. 



Can we, a civilized nation, afford to 

 allow this cruelty to continue? Will 

 not some of the readers of this book 

 become members of the Audubon 

 Society? 



