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young and the village small, but we hope to extend our activities in many 

 ways. — Mary C. Nisbit, Secretary. 



Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. — Our past year has been a 

 very satisfactory and successful one. The seventh annual banquet was held 

 at the Fort Pitt Hotel, Pittsburgh, March 25, 1Q22, with an attendance of 

 135 members. Three of our own members were the speakers of the evening. 

 John D. Meyer made an eloquent plea for more altruism on the part of bird- 

 and nature-lovers; Prof. George R. Green, of State College, Pa., gave an 

 address on the relation of trees to birds; and T. Walter Weiseman gave a 

 remarkable and unique exhibition of his moving pictures. A memorial to the 

 State Game Commissioner was adopted, urging protection for the Raven, 

 which is almost extinct in Pennsylvania. 



We scheduled eighteen field-trips during the year, most of which were very 

 well attended. Our most successful outing was held at Bradford Woods, May 

 13, on which occasion 63 species of birds were seen. A Christmas bird census 

 was taken for the first time in the history of the Society. Ten different parties 

 participated and 30 species and 1,200 individuals were noted. A synopsis of 

 this census was published in our local papers. We plan to conduct a similar 

 census in 1922 on a much more extensive scale. Two of our outings were 

 scheduled for the Junior Audubon Societies. There are fifty of these societies 

 in Pittsburgh, with a membership of 2,000 children. On April 11, our statis- 

 tical secretary, George M. Sutton, gave a wireless talk on 'The Bird Citizens 

 of Pittsburgh' from station KDKA of the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. 

 This talk was broadcasted to thousands and proved to be a valuable publicity 

 feature. 



We regret to chronicle the loss of Thomas L. McConnell, a most enthusi- 

 astic bird-lover and a very keen observer. Our 'Country Rambler' paid an 

 eloquent tribute to the memory of 'Whip-poor-will Tom,' as some of his 

 intimate friends called him, in the Pittsburgh Sun on October 18, under the 

 title of 'The Trail of Sorrow.' A number of our members paid visits to our 

 tract in the State Forest Reservation, near Ligonier, at various times during 

 the year and observed the birds of the Allegheny Mountain Region. — ^ Jesse L. 

 Jones, Executive Secretary. 



Bird Club of Long Island. — One of the most important things which 

 happened to the Bird Club the past year was the meeting of the Club which, 

 through the courtesy of Mrs. Willard Straight, was held at her house in West- 

 bury, in October. Thirty villages were represented and so much interest was 

 shown by the unexpectedly large audience that the Executive Committee is 

 planning for two more such meetings this season. 



Mr. Pearson, president of the National Association of Audubon Societies, 

 gave a most interesting talk; Mrs. Sage, our field agent, gave a brief description 



