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Bird - Lore 



Our year began in the spring with a banquet, after which we were delighted 

 with Norman McCHntock's moving pictures of bird-Hfe. Mr. McClintock's 

 keen interest in his work gives his talks a fascination such as is found in the 

 finest Irish fairy tales; grey -haired lawyers, young people, teachers, doctors, 

 all sit like children listening to the story-teller. 



During the spring and summer months we have held fifteen field-trips to the 

 environs of the city. On our annual visit to the home of one of our members in 

 Butler County there were seventy people. This trip always brings out a large 

 number of members because there are many northern birds up there which we 

 do not have near the city. A new district to some of us was Bethel Township 

 on the south, where we noted fifty-five species in one day. The Society is much 

 interested in the book 'Birds of Pennsylvania,' which W. E. C. Todd, orni- 

 thologist of Carnegie Museum, has written. When published it will be a 

 splendid reference book on birds for the people of the state. We are planning 

 to lease a site in the State Forest near Ligonier, which will give us a camping- 

 place from which to study the birds of the Alleghanies. We are also planning 

 to keep bird records for the district. The Society is interested in and has 

 contributed toward the National Association of Audubon Societies' organization 

 of Junior Audubon Clubs. This is the finest kind of conservation. — 

 (Miss) Helen Blair, Secretary. 



Bird-Lovers' Club of Brooklyn (N. Y.).— The Bird-Lovers' Club of 

 Brooklyn began its fourteenth year of activity with the fall season of 192 1. A 

 number of the members have selected various bird-regions in the vicinity of 

 New York City as their special districts for observation. As this work has 

 been carried out consistently for several years, the Club hopes to publish, in the 

 near future, a Hst of the birds that one may expect to find in and around New 

 York City. Posters to stimulate interest in bird-life have been placed in the 

 parks, due to the hearty cooperation of the Department of Parks. At each 

 meeting of the Club a lecture is given or lantern-slides are shown, with suitable 

 remarks by one of the members. 



At the meeting in June, 192 1, the following officers were elected for the 

 coming season: President, George B. Wilmott; Vice-President, Lester L. 

 Walsh; Secretary, Miss EHse Tiplin; Treasurer, Mrs. C. L. Derry. The regular 

 meetings are held in the Library of the Children's Museum at 8 P. M. on the 

 first Tuesday of each month, October to June inclusive. Visitors are always 

 welcome.- — George B. Wilmott, President. 



Brookline (Mass.) Bird Club. — Our Club is a live organization of over 400 

 members and is growing continually. It is completing a most successful year. 

 Interest centers largely in the bird-walks conducted regularly by the Club 

 throughout the year, except between the middle of June and the second Sat- 

 urday in September. Parties go out to shore or country each Saturday after 



