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Bird - Lore 



Terns were found to be breeding and to have increased in numbers. A nest of 

 the Piping Plover was found — the first for many years — located within a popular 

 seaside resort, and the young were hatched and, no doubt, raised. 



It was very gratifying to find among the summer residents at the place a 

 deep solicitude for the success of these charming birds and even to be warned 

 that the birds must not be troubled. The harbor seals, which a few years ago 

 were nearly exterminated through a bounty placed upon them, showed within 

 this area a decided increase, and the animals very tame. One of the colonies, 

 abandoned two years ago, was found reoccupied by a herd of upward of fifty 



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LUNCHTIME ON BLUFI< 



ISLAM) UJRL) RESERVATION, MAINE. 



AND ELIZABETH PEARSON 



Photographed by T. Gilbert Pearson 



\RTHUR 



NORTON 



seals. The year has witnessed an increased interest in bird-study, and this has 

 been shown by an increased membership in the several societies in the larger 

 centers of population, and of bands of observers in the smaller places. 



REPORT OF MISS FRANCES A. HURD, SCHOOL AGENT 

 FOR CONNECTICUT 



The past year I have again represented the National Association in the 

 organization of Junior Audubon Classes in the schools of Connecticut. Owing 

 to various drives and the influenza epidemic, the Junior Audubon work in the 

 state made very Httle headway before spring, when it started up with unwonted 



