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8. Local bird warden appointed. 



9. Protection of birds from their enemies. 



A. Destruction of English sparrow. 



B. Control of the cat. 



The first annual report of the Brush Hill Bird 

 Club gives a list of thirty-seven bird clubs, located 

 chiefly in New England. The annual report of the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies gives a 

 list of twenty bird clubs affiliated with the National 

 Association. Mr. Ernest Harold Baynes, who has 

 been the prime factor in this movement, has organ- 

 ized about sixty bird clubs; so that there are prob- 

 ably about one hundred bird clubs to be found in 

 the United States. 



The organization of a bird club enables those 

 interested in birds to work more effectively than 

 would be possible individually, and many people who 

 are not acquainted with birds are interested in the 

 opportunity for doing public service through the 

 conservation of valuable birds. Interest may be 

 aroused by having some one deliver a lecture on 

 birds. A club may be organized at the close of such 

 a lecture. Details regarding the methods to be used 

 are given in Mr. Ernest Harold Baynes's "Wild 

 Bird Guests." 



One interesting result of these bird clubs has been 

 the effect upon the communities in which they have 

 been organized. Frequently a feeling of indifference 

 to bird life has been changed to one of enthusiasm 



