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in their Annual Rcp(irts to submit a list of the birds whose breeding-gn)unds 

 they have guarded, and also to give as nearly as possible an accurate account 

 of the number of young raised in the colonies during the summer. Their reports 

 of the number of young raised are necessarily far from accurate, but it is believed 

 the correct number lies somewhere between 200,000 and 400,000, the greater 

 number of these being Puffins, Murres, Gulls, Terns, Petrels, Rails and Herons. 



EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIAL 



The general ofticc of the Association is maintained, as hitherto, at No. 141 

 Br(>adway, New York City. An office force of five persons has been employed 

 regularly, and additional service has frequently been necessary. Four field agents 

 have been employed to give a portion of their time to campaign activities. These 

 were Mr. E. H. Forbush in New England, Mr. W. L. Finley, on the Pacific coast, 

 Capt. M. B. Davis, in Texas, Miss Mary T. Moore in the Carolinas, Miss Gret- 

 chen L. Libby in California, and the Secretary in the South Atlantic and Gulf 

 states. Miss Katharine Stuart, School Secretary of the Virginia Audubon Society, 

 has also engaged at times in work for the Association. There is great need for 

 at least two additional field agents at once, one of these to be located in the Mid- 

 dle West and one in the southwestern part of the Union. In fact, our work will 

 not reach the stage of greatest proficiency until that good day comes when a 

 field agent can be employed in ever}- state to give his entire time to the work. 



The hearty cooperation ()f the members of the Board of Directors is every 

 year increasing tremendously the efficiency and ])ower of the Audubon Work, 

 which in the years to come will, in America, wield an untold influence for good. 



The membership and financial support of the National Association continue 

 to grow steadily. The sustaining members now number 1,140 and the life mem- 

 bers 87. This re])resents a gain during the year of 158 of the former and 21 of the 

 latter. We are pleased also to announce the name of our first patron, Mr. Wm. 

 P. Wharton of Groton, Mass. It is necessary to engage in a constant and per- 

 sistent canvas for new members in order to even keep the total membership 

 normal, as throughout the year there are necessarily many deaths and losses of 

 membership from other unavoidable causes. We need greatly an additional 

 one thousand memljcis during the coming year. If each person who is now a 

 member would interest one friend also in joining the Association, this end could 

 be accomplished. 



It has been utterly im])ossible to meet a large per centage of the import- 

 demands made upon us during the year, which would recjuire the expenditure 

 of funds. The field, however, has been covered as fully as possible, selecting 

 always th(,se lines of effort where the demands seemed strongest, and where 

 there appeared the greatest promises for definite and far-reaching results. Much 

 valuable time and interest has been given bv the Treasurer, Dr. Jonathan Dwight, 

 Jr., to the tinancial aspects of the A.ssociation's interests. During the year, a 



