74 Bird - Lore 



a lecture on 'Bird Friends' and several informal talks illustrated with stuffed 

 bird specimens. He also conducted several outings. 



One of the most enjoyable affairs of the year was the second annual meeting 

 of the Western Pennsylvania Audubon Society and the Audubon Society of 

 Sewickley Valley, at a dinner in the Fort Pitt Hotel, in Pittsburgh, at which 

 several hundred members were present. Several notable speakers addressed 

 the gathering, including Mr. Norman McClintock, who illustrated his address 

 with his wonderful moving pictures of birds. A new committee has been 

 appointed to erect bird-houses and winter feeding-stations along the miles of 

 bridle-path through woodland and field. 



A very interesting article, taken from the Ladies' Home Journal, on 'The Des- 

 tructiveness of Cats on Bird Life,' was published by this Society in the local 

 weekly paper. The Audubon posters for the encouragement of birds in our 

 war gardens have been displayed in the shop windows of the neighborhood. 

 The Society joined in the general protest to Congress in defense of the Migratory 

 Bird Treaty Act, and many assurances of support were received. A bill before 

 the Legislature at Harrisburg was so amended, on protest by this Society, that 

 full protection to the Herons in this State is now assured. The Society now 

 numbers 235 members and feels that it has had a very successful year. — (Mrs.) 

 M. G. Rose, Secretary. 



Audubon Society of the Pacific. — This Society was organized January 25, 

 191 7. Though the active members number only 80, and the war has called some 

 away, the organization has already earned recognition by scientific organiza- 

 tions and several departments of our state and Federal governments. 



The need had long been felt for a sustained supervision over a wider area of 

 the Pacific Coast than had as yet been attained by any local and already-existing 

 State Audubon Society. The organization of the Audubon Association of the 

 Pacific was for the purpose of meeting this necessity. The organization was 

 hardly completed before many and important tasks were clamoring for atten- 

 tion. In the first few weeks of its existence the Association was instrumental 

 in securing the defeat of the notorious 'Flicker Bill' in Legislature at Sacra- 

 mento. This was an attempt by pseudo-sportsmen to put some useful insectiv- 

 orous and song-birds on the roll of their hapless victims, the game-birds. The 

 preservation of certain harmless Hawks, Owls, and Kingfishers, which had 

 heretofore been included among the destructive species to bird and fish-life 

 in the Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, was taken up with the Directorate 

 of the Park and met with a cordial and ready approval. The passage of the 

 Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act was urged upon representatives from the 

 seven California counties at present included in the membership of the Associa- 

 tion. All these lawmakers expressed approval of the measure and promised to 

 support it. 



The Association is carrying on a world-wide investigation as to the des- 



