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the birds, nests, and eggs on their property. The public schools were also can- 

 vassed. Hundreds of men, women, and children signed the pledges. 



The museum turned over to us by the city is ready for opening. It is 45 

 by 50 feet, finished inside in natural oak and mosaic floors. It is an ideal place 

 for our collection. The Federal Government sent us over 300 specimens which 

 are valued at $500. We have secured the valuable collection of the Elgin 

 Scientific Society valued at «$5,ooo. These, with several private collections, 

 make the entire exhibit valuable and educational. To install a heating plant, 

 portable cases, etc., will cost us about $3,000. We print our monthly programs 

 which include the place of mee,ting, the birds to be discussed and musical pro- 

 gram. — Cyrill Abbott, Secretary. 



Elkader (Iowa) Audubon Society. — On February 27, 1920, the Elkader 

 Audubon Society was formed with twelve members. Before the next meeting 

 this number was increased to twenty-seven. At the March meeting a committee 

 was appointed to work out a plan for a Junior Audubon Society. It was also 

 decided to have a bird-house contest for the children. This aroused quite a 

 bit of interest, and ten houses were entered. One was made by a girl and won 

 a prize. At each of the monthly meetings we have a discussion on birds by 

 different members. Illustrations are also passed at the time so that members 

 not familiar with the bird in question can get some idea of its appearance. 

 Eight members attended the "Wild Life School," held at McGregor in August. 

 The September meeting was a report of these activities by those members who 

 attended this unique school. — Kathleen M. Hempel, Secretary. 



Hamilton (Ontario) Bird Protection Society. — We have been organized 

 scarcely a year and a half, but feel justly proud of what has already been 

 accomplished. The first year our adult membership was 147; this year it is 

 198. Six meetings were held the past year, at which were heard such prominent 

 lecturers as Prof. J. W. Crow, of Guelph Agricultural College; Hoyes Lloyd, 

 Dominion Ornithologist; W. E. Saunders, of London, Ontario, and William B. 

 Hoot, of Rochester. Last spring two Field Days were held, when we rambled 

 along the mountain-side hunting for birds. We reported eighty-three species of 

 migratory birds to the United States Biological Survey. In July our Society 

 was granted an Ontario Charter, under the name of "The Hamilton Bird 

 Protection Society." 



Our Junior Club work has been very encouraging. This was demonstrated 

 by the formation of 296 Junior Clubs under the National Association's plan 

 of work, with a total membership of 9,469. In this work we enjoyed the most 

 hearty cooperation of the school authorities. A competition in building nesting- 

 boxes was held at several schools for the manual training classes. Nearly 200 

 boxes were entered. Our Bird Sanctuary has been equipped with weather-vanes, 

 feeding-shelters, bird-boxes, and a number of Saunders feeding-boards. Many 



