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"The past summer, there were hatched in the CaroHna colonies, sea-birds 

 as follows: Wilson's Terns, 708; Least Tern, 577; Royal Tern, 4.632; 

 Black Skimmers, 930; Laughing Gulls, 18, making a total of 6,866. This is 

 the third year the birds have received protection. 



"The first year, 1,700 young birds were raised; the second year, about 

 2,700. The increase has been very marked, especially in the case of the 

 Least Tern, only six eggs being laid two years ago, and about sixty -five last 

 year. 



"Much attention was paid to legislation the past winter. Some of the 

 gains were as follows: Prohibiting export of shore birds, making it illegal to 

 kill deer while swimming, close season for game established in many hitherto 

 unprotected counties, and an increase of penalty for violations of the Audu- 

 bon laws. 



"During the six weeks' period of bitter weather in January and February, 

 the wardens and many members of the Society systematically fed the birds. 

 Hundreds of bushels of cracked corn, peas and other food were pur- 

 chased by the Society for this purpose. The Society pays for sixty copies of 

 Bird-Lore. The income of the Society the past year was about $9,500, 

 $1,000 of this being for membership fees, the remainder from the sale of 

 hunters' licenses to non-residents of the state. The increase of public 

 sentiment favoring bird and game protection is very noticeable in North 

 Carolina." 



North Dakota. — The gain in this state is the Stump Lake Reservation. 

 Our warden reports that the following birds bred there this year : Ring-billed 

 and California Gulls, Cormorants, Wilson's Terns, Gadwall, Shoveller, Pin- 

 tail, Lesser Scaup and White-winged Scoter Ducks, Spotted Sandpipers, 

 Piping Plover, and several kinds of land birds, and that he believes that they 

 were not molested. 



Miss Abbott, secretary of the Audubon Society, states in a letter that 

 the best work of the year has been in creating enthusiasm for branch socie- 

 ties, and the exhibition of the lantern-slides of birds. 



Ohio. — This state is a close second to Massachusetts in the efforts that 

 are being made by the state authorities to prevent the sale and use of bird 

 plumage as millinery ornaments. The Audubon Society is also active, as 

 the following report shows: 



"The Audubon Society for the state of Ohio has been greatly en- 

 couraged by the addition of new members during the past year. We have 

 outgrown our cozy room in the Cuvier Club, and, while loth to leave the 

 pleasant environment, deemed it best to hold our meetings in one of the 

 rooms of the Ohio Mechanics' Institute, where we have larger accommo- 

 dations. 



