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[The youngest member of the Boys' Audubon Club, which is the Bird Protectors' 

 Club of Hot Springs, sends the above. As a bit of unaided observation on the part of a 

 boy only ten years old, it conveys first impressions of bird-life vividly. Such first impres- 

 sions are the ones which stay by one the longest and lay the foundation for more exten- 

 sive knowledge in later years. — A. H. W.] 



A BIRD RECORD OF NOTE 



Harold Fredrickson, an eleven-year-old lad, has a list of birds identified 

 during the year igi6 which any boy should be proud of. The list includes 

 ninety-eight species, all of which have been seen during the year 1916, in and 

 about Charles City, Iowa. 



The first actual record for a Cardinal seen at Charles City, for several 

 years, is on this boy's list. 



He serves as Vice-President of the Toksali Nature Club, a Junior Chapter 

 of the Cahfor Naturalist Club, and also acts as curator of the Club. All 

 specimens of nests, and other nature material, found while the Club is tramp- 

 ing are given into his care. During the winter months, the Juniors study the 

 animals, birds, etc., from specimens at hand. They never kill, however, for a 

 specimen, except in the order of insects. 



The Califor Naturalist Club has for several years pubHshed the list of birds 

 seen by Club members during the year. Making use of these lists, and several 

 others of individual observers, the Corresponding Secretary, Carroll Lane Fen- 

 ton, recently compiled a list of the 'Birds of Floyd County.' This list was pub- 

 Hshed in the 'Wilson Bulletin.' The President of the Naturalist Club is now 

 working on a fist of the 'Mammals of Floyd County,' and as soon as possible, 

 Hsts of the insects, mollusks and reptiles will appear. Mrs. F. May Tuttle, an 

 honorary member of this Club, is now compihng a Hst of the 'Flora of Mitchell 

 County.' When this list is completed, it is to be published by this Society, 

 and with the other hsts, it will form quite an accurate and complete list of the 

 the wild life of this part of Iowa. — Howard C. Brown, Charles City, Iowa. 



[Practical work of this kind is most desirable, since local observers covering limited 

 areas can obtain reliable data which is necessary to fill in gaps in observations covering 

 larger areas. Bird clubs should everywhere be encouraged to keep accurate systematic 

 records for uses of comparison. — A. H. W.] 



THE BLUEBIRDS 



A male Bluebird sitting in a tree, 

 Sings a sweet song to you and to me; 

 His tender mate is on the nest, 

 Sheltering some little eggs beneath her breast. 

 — Marjorie Carlson (Age 8) Garfield School, Minneapolis, Minn. 



