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pupils, and increased interest in birds is being shown througiiout the schools 

 of the state. We have had printed i,ooo posters on heavy drilling, and loo on 

 Bristol board for signs out-of-doors and indoors. The headline of these posters 

 is 'Save the Birds,' in large clear print that easily arrests the eye. 



Denver has been enjoying R. B. Rockwell's bird-lessons. In May, Mrs. J. 

 Will Johnson, of Pueblo, gave a Bird Festival at her charming home. Colo- 

 rado Springs has the distinction of Dr. Arnold's Bird Hospital, and the suburbs 

 south of Colorado Springs have recently organized the Cheyenne Bird Club 

 under the management of L. L. Shaw. We underslanl that a similar organiza- 

 tion has been formed in Estes Park. Various conservation committees of state 

 organizations have applied to us for suggestions and literature on bird-])ro- 

 tection, and have stated their desire to cooperate with us in this work. 



Our Audubon Society has united with others of the country in protesting 

 against the extension of the spring-shooting season; in urging ratification of t he- 

 treaty with Canada relative to the protection of migratory birds; and in i)r()- 

 testing against the draining of Malheur Lake — all matters of vital interest to 

 the commonwealth. — Leona Robbins, Secretary. 



Connecticut Audubon Society. — The work of the Connecticut Auduljon 

 Society during the past year has been again along the educational line. One 

 hundred and fifty new bird-charts were bought, and i8o were loaned out dur- 

 ing the year to schools. The 69 traveling libraries were loaned to 71 schools, 

 making a total circulation of 2,457 books, an average of 47 read in each school 

 that reported; 7 volumes of leaflets were sent out with the traveling 

 libraries, to remain as the property of the schools. Portfolios of pictures were 

 loaned to 25 schools, and collections of postcard pictures of birds to 37 schools. 



The Society's lectures were used by schools, churches, libraries, boy scouts, 

 bird clubs, and before the Ladies' Guild and the Men's League. Lecture No. 17 

 'Through the Year with the Birds,' was used seventeen times with an atten- 

 dance of 1,687. At the Men's League, where this lecture was given, it was 

 received with great appreciation and enthusiasm. Lecture No. 2, 'Birds about 

 Home,' was used seven times, and heard by 1,516 persons in six audiences. 

 Lecture No. 3, 'Adventures of Some Robins,' was used once, attendance 225. 

 The new lecture, 'The Orchard Playroom,' was used five times, attendance 

 693. Total number of lectures thirty, and total attendance at twenty-eight 

 lectures reported was 4,121. 



In the Junior Audubon work, carried on in cooperation with the National 

 Association, Connecticut now ranks fourth among the states, as 449 classes, 

 with a membership of 8,401, have been organized during the year. The school 

 secretary has given 250 talks to 25,000 children, and to several organizations, 

 and many classes have resulted. Classes were established by correspondence 

 also in more than 100 different places, and more than 8,400 educational leaf- 

 lets and 5,000 announcements were sent out. This Society introduced a new 



