Reports of Field Agents 



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because of this opportunity, not only greatly increased its record of Junior 

 bird students for the year, but because of classes coming in after the school 

 year closed, starts the fall season leader of all the states in Junior class work. 

 We added, during the year ending June i, 1919, 455 classes, with 13,023 

 members; by the first of September, 218 additional classes, with 5,295 members, 

 had come in. We are confident that if we could have sufficient funds for this 

 intensive work we could hold our state's lead for the year. 



In addition to the Junior work, the need of bird-protection and the value 

 of the work of the National Association has been persistently called to the 



WINTHROP PACKARD AND OFFICE ASSISTANTS. OFFICE OF MASSACHUSETTS 



AUDUBON SOCIETY AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUDUBON SOCIETIES AT 



66 NEWBERRY STREET, BOSTON 



attention of New Englanders. Among other methods, some 10,500 personal 

 letters have been sent out. The increased interest in the cause has been notice- 

 able in many ways. Three life and 137 sustaining members have joined, dues 

 and contributions amounting to $1,100 being thus received. 



Requests for literature, lectures, and exhibitions, and assistance in the form 

 and care of sanctuaries and work for birds on private estates, large and small, 

 have been numerous and have been scrupulously attended to by the staff. 

 Legislation has been watched and no unfavorable bills have been passed. 



In general, your field agent for Massachusetts has found that the persistent 

 advocacy of bird-protection throughout New England is having steadily in- 



