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councils, conferences, and conventions in a cooperative way, which tends to 

 create new interests, increase our activities, and broaden our own vision. — 

 (Mrs.) F. T. BiCKNELL, President. 



Meriden (Conn.) Bird Club. — The rambles, as provided by our Field 

 Committee, are much enjoyed by all who take them. The evening meetings 

 are well attended, thoroughly enjoyed, and always furnish a bright, original, 

 and timely entertainment. The public reservoirs and watersheds are fairly 

 well protected against gunners; the Federal laws on birds and migration, 

 fairly well observed and result in a notable increase of wild bird life, especially, 

 as to Black Ducks, Mallards, Wood Duck, Herons, Sandpipers, and Plovers. 

 We feel sure that our school teachers, members of the Club, are doing fine 

 work with the children, interesting them in bird-study and protection. — Mary 

 Ives, Secretary. 



Minneapolis (Minn.) Audubon Society.— This Society, organized in 

 1 91 5, became affiliated with the National Association the same year. Our 

 membership dues are $1 a year, or membership with a year's subscription to 

 Bird-Lore, $2. Life membership dues are $25. We have 75 members in addi- 

 tion to 8 Life members and take 38 copies of Bird-Lore. 



During the past year, eight regular monthly meetings were held in the 

 Audubon Museum Room of the Walker Branch Library. Papers, book reviews, 

 and informal talks on various phases of bird-life and bird-protection were 

 given by different members of the Society and its friends, the program gener- 

 ally closing with a Round Table discussion. Two of these meetings were held 

 in the evening, the others in the afternoon. The October program was an 

 'experience-meeting,' the members responding to roll-call with three-minute 

 reports of their bird observations during the summer, and for the last meeting 

 of the season, in June, an afternoon picnic, with a campfire supper, was held 

 at Glenwood Park. We are indebted to Dr. Thomas S. Roberts, a life member 

 of the Society, for two very helpful and interesting programs, one in January, 

 illustrated by two reels of moving pictures relating to bird-life, and another in 

 March, on 'Sparrows,' followed by motion-picture films. 



Mr. William Kilgore, Jr., of the University of Minnesota, delivered an 

 illustrated lecture, 'Birds' Eggs and Birds' Nests,' in December. In October, 

 Charles G. Gorst, under the auspices of the Minneapolis Teachers' League, 

 gave an evening entertainment, 'Whistled Bird-Songs', at West High School, 

 which all good Audubon members attended with pleasure and profit. Our 

 evening lecture in April, 'Birds and Bird Music,' by Henry Oldys, was well 

 attended. Through the courtesy of Mrs. Frank W. Commons, a dehghtful, 

 red-letter day was spent at her summer home, 'Tanager Hill' at Lake Minne- 

 tonka, in May, and 50 species of birds were identified. 



Weekly bird- walks, in four groups, began on March 28 and continued 



