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Bird -Lore 



The annual canal-boat trip was taken Saturday, September 22, with 76 

 people on board. The route, from New Hope to Point Pleasant, Pa., along the 

 Delaware Valley, was most interesting, abounding in fall flowers, ferns and 

 beautiful grasses on the banks of the canal, and attractive bungalow homes lent 

 much interest to the scene. While an informal talk on 'Rock Formation,' 

 a Victrola and ukulele music varied the monotony of speed-locomotion by 

 mules. 



We have indorsed every bill presented relating to bird-protection. Efforts 

 have been made to have an ordinance in Doylestown taxing pet cats and 

 eliminating stray ones in the interest of birds, but the Club has only been able 

 so far to agitate the matter through the press and create more of a sentiment for 



A CANAL-BOAT TRIP OF THE DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, NATURE CLUB. 



bird-protection. The Bird Sanctuary of the Nature Club is situated at Fonthill, 

 the estate of Dr. Henry C. Mercer, and comprises 10 acres. A third of it is 

 wooded, with plenty of water, and berries, fruits and weeds allowed to grow 

 wild for bird-food. Many bird-boxes, for nests, and feeding-boxes are placed 

 in appropriate places, and in winter systematic feeding of the birds is done. An 

 old stone house built in 1755, situated in the heart of the Bird Sanctuary, has 

 been loaned to the Nature Club by Dr. Mercer, and a museum of natural 

 science has been started there with many interesting specimens. — Elizabeth 

 F. James, Secretary. 



Englewood (New Jersey) Bird Club. — Last April the Englewood Bird 

 Club entered the third year of its activities with a large membership, one-third 

 of which is Junior — that is, under eighteen years of age. 



