Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 427 



We have had over a thousand students at the Teachers' College of Indian- 

 apohs this year. Most of these studied birds and used bird pictures and leaflets 

 as aids to identification. Many of them are teaching and carrying the gospel 

 of bird-study and bird-protection into their schools. — (Miss) Elizabeth 

 DowNHOUR, ex-Secretary. 



Kentucky. — We have Httle new activity to report. During the year the 

 Society has grown somewhat, the membership has evinced a quickened interest, 

 and there has been a larger attendance in our series of bird- walks. We have 

 maintained several feeding-stations in our beautiful Lexington Cemetery, which 

 is a bird-sanctuary. 



Perhaps our most valuable work lies in the series of prizes we offer each year 

 in each of our public schools where manual training is taught, for bird-houses 

 (feeding and nesting), and for reports upon their use. Also the work done by 

 some of our teacher members in forming and instructing Junior Classes is 

 invaluable. — Eugene Simpson, Assistant Secretary. 



Massachusetts. — The varied activities of the Massachusetts Audubon 

 Society have been dihgently pursued and increased during the past year. 

 Our office, which we occupy jointly with the National Association, has sent 

 through the mails over 66,000 circulars calling attention to our work. We have 

 added to our roll 18 life members, 340 sustaining members, and have received 

 contributions totaling $458, yet our opportunities for good grow as we use 

 them, our greatest present need being increased income. 



The work at the Sharon Bird Sanctuary has gone steadily on. Since the 

 beginning of the year there were 1,150 visitors from loi different cities and 

 towns, twelve states, including Colorado and California, being represented, 

 besides two provinces in Canada. This season 100 species of birds have been 

 recorded there, 63 species nesting. Altogether, 300 nests have been under 

 observation on the grounds, and 1,200 young birds have reached maturity 

 there. Of these 50 were young House Wrens — most unusual for eastern Mas- 

 sachusetts. 



Our annual Bird Day was held there May 17, some 200 members and friends 

 of the Society being present. Speakers at the formal meeting were Edward 

 Howe Forbush, president of the Society, and Edward Avis, the bird mimic. 

 The exercises included a conference of the local secretaries representing various 

 towns throughout the state, which was helpful and well attended. The Monthly 

 Bulletin of the Society entered upon its third year. It conveys to all members 

 inform.ation concerning the work of the Society and is much sought for among 

 bird-lovers outside of the membership because of its chronicles of unique and 

 interesting facts and experiences in the bird-world. 



The Society's charts, calendars, traveling exhibitions, traveling lectures 

 traveling libraries, bird-books, bird-houses, leaflets, and bird-protection mate- 



