378 Bird -Lore 



Dana Natural History Society of Albany (N. Y.).— During the long life of 

 this Society, organized in 1868, every aspect of natural history has been included 

 in its programs. Numberless opportunities have been seized to further interest, 

 secure protection and advance education along the hne of wild life in general. 

 The papers given at the monthly meetings of the Dana are always allied to 

 some phase of natural history, and the following subjects in the program of the 

 current year deal exclusively with birds and animals : ' Birds as Conservators 

 of the Forest;' 'Deer, Native and Foreign;' and, for the third paper on 'The 

 State Reservation for Wild Life in Louisiana, ' the Dana member presenting it 

 gathered much of her information directly from the Director of the Reservation. 



Dana members signed a petition sent from the Dana to the Congressmen of 

 this district, urging their support for a legislative bill for the protection of 

 national streams and forests, which may be called a most important factor in 

 the salvation of all wild life. The large efiovt of the Dana, in a pubhc sense, is 

 yearly concentrated upon its annual Bird-Day lecture, given on the first 

 Friday in each April at Chancellor's Hall, and open to the pubhc. Some years 

 ago, through the efforts of the Dana, this date was set apart for special Bird- 

 Day observation in the schools, and this lecture was primarily planned by the 

 Dana for the benefit of the school children of Albany. We have been able to 

 present fine speakers and rare pictures, among the men of past years being 

 Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Jack Miner, Dr. Robert C. Murphy, Dr. John M. 

 Clarke, John M. Cook, and Prof. Barnard M. Bronson. In April of this year, 

 Howard H. Cleaves spoke to standing room only on 'Hunting Birds with a 

 Camera, ' showing a large collection of very unusual pictures of his own making. 

 As one slight evidence of the effect of his lecture may be mentioned a copy of an 

 original bird-house constructed on an old straw hat, which he described and 

 which was immediately after shown in a public exhibition of Scout handicraft 

 on display in Albany.— Theodore Horton, President. 



Doylestown (Pa.) Nature Club.^While the activities of the Club have 

 varied somewhat during the past year, we still hold a keen interest in the preser- 

 vation of bird and animal life. In the early spring we take our annual sunrise 

 walk to see the wild flowers and study bird migration. Our bird sanctuary, 

 situated on the outskirts of the town, includes a tract of land about 15 acres 

 which is covered with trees and a great deal of underbrush. This forms a pro- 

 tection for our birds and the small animals found in this locality. Gunning at 

 all times is strictly forbidden. None of the fruit, nuts, etc., which grow on 

 these grounds is harvested, but they are left for the exclusive use of the birds 

 and squirrels. In extremely cold weather, when natural food is unavailable, 

 the feeding-stations, of which we have a number, are constantly kept replen- 

 ished with grain and suet. 



We hold numerous meetings here. Among the most interesting was one 

 when our Junior Members planted nut trees, shrubs, and wild flowers, and we 



