Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 461 



Rhode Island Audubon Society. — ^The Audubon Society of Rhode Island 

 has made no unusual effort in its bird- work during 19 17. The following records 

 for the year, however, show a steady and consistent effort to keep the cause 

 of the birds before the minds of the people of Rhode Island, even in the midst 

 of the added labors which the war is placing upon everyone. 



The books of the circulating library of the Society have been used by 1,142 

 different individuals and have had a circulation of 6,003. 



In cooperation with the National Association, 45 classes of Juniors, with a 

 membership of 1,200, have been formed and renewed. 



The Society has placed in the schools of the state 37 Audubon Bird-Charts, 

 10 Bird-Guides, 2 Flower-Guides, i Butterfly- Guide, 2 Tree-Guides, i Bird- 

 House Guide, all of which become the property of the school-room and should 

 continue to do good service in these rooms until worn out. 



The Secretary and Librarian have given 59 bird-lectures during the year to 

 a total of 12,034 individuals. This large record is due to the fact that the Sec- 

 retary, as Curator of the Park Museum, gave a bird-talk to every grammar 

 school in the city of Providence during the spring of 191 7. 



The Society conducted 12 field- trips for bird-study during the spring 

 months. 



A summary of the work of the Society over a period of years should be of 

 interest to members of the Association: 



For a period of six years, the books of the library have had a circulation of 

 36,176 among 7,834 persons. 



In six years, the Secretary and Librarian have given 286 bird-lectures to 

 37,085 persons. 



In six years, 298 Audubon Bird-Charts have been placed in the school- 

 rooms of the state, and during the past three years, 49 volumes of Nature- 

 Guides have been similarly placed. 



During the past spring, the Park Museum, in cooperation with members 

 of the Society, conducted a Bird-Migration Record for the state for the months 

 of March, April, and May. Fourteen bird-observers from all sections of the 

 state sent to the Museum a weekly record of their observations. The Museum 

 expects to continue this work in succeeding years, so that the accumulated 

 data received from these observers will eventually result in valuable state 

 records. Already, some members of the Society have records of some years' 

 standing. This is particularly true of Mr. Harry S. Hathaway, whose record 

 covers a period of twenty-five years. — H. L. Madison, Secretary. 



West Virginia Audubon Society. — During the past year our Society has 

 not accomphshed so much for the good of the cause as could be desired, as 

 general apathy has been prevalent for the past several months, and if we are 

 to make good during the coming year it behooves us to engage in propaganda 

 work as well as personal solicitation. 



