250 Bird -Lore 



The program consisted of solos and duets, both vocal and instrumental, 

 choruses, readings, and an address by our president (a boy of thirteen), outlin- 

 ing the nature of our Society and the work covered. Several pupils had colored 

 the drawings provided with the leaflets, and prizes were given publicly for 

 the three best. 



The parents and friends have, as a result, taken more interest in us and the 

 subjects of our study. 



Our 1917-18 meetings have proved more enjoyable than thoseof the previous 

 year, and we are planning a public meeting for this coming spring which we 

 feel sure will add to the interest taken in our feathered friends. 



As teacher of the school I very much appreciate Bird-Lore. The children 

 find it most interesting. — Amelia Lear, Courtice, Ontario, Can. 



[The writer of this admirable report says: "In many ways I feel a stranger to the 

 Association (Audubon) and its ideals, but hope to become better acquainted by the 

 close of 1918." It has been suggested before in this Department that an exchange of 

 greetings and reports of work and common interests of study between schools in this 

 country and other countries would be helpful and especially stimulating. Will some 

 Junior Audubon Society in the United States enter into correspondence with the school 

 in Courtice?— A. H. W.] 



NESTLING CHIPPING SPARROWS 



Some Chippy Sparrows built their nest in a potted tree next to the house, 

 and a few weeks ago they flew from the nest. It was in the morning, and as I 

 walked past their nest out they flopped. ' 



I was afraid they would be hurt or even killed but they were not. I then 

 sat down to watch them. One of them hopped up into my lap and as it seemed 

 so tame I had its picture taken with the other two. There were four in all, but 

 we could not find the other one. The one that sat on my finger was so tame 

 that I could feed it bits of bread. 



When I went in I set it down in the shade of a bush, and when I came 

 back it was gone. — Helen Grew. 



[It is characteristic of many young nestlings which are just ready to fly that a slight 

 disturbance will cause them to spring prematurely out of the nest. When this occurs, it is 

 an extremely difficult matter to return them to the nest, but it is often possible by patient 

 care to place the nestlings where the parents can easily find and feed them. A young 

 Baltimore Oriole was picked up and brought to the writer recently, and although quite 

 a distance from the place where it was found, it was returned to a bough near the spot 

 where it was first discovered and after twenty minutes of "cheeping" on the part of the 

 little orphan, the male bird arrived with food. — A. H. W.] 



INTERESTING EXPERIENCES 



I thought that you might be interested to know how a female Red-eyed 

 Vireo once proved to me her courage and devotion. 



I was out one afternoon with a party, assembled for the purpose of study- 



