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The only birds reported as seen to date were bluebirds, robins 

 and song sparrows. 



Adjourned to April 17. 



Wednesda}- evening, April 17. Regular meeting ; Miss 

 Theodora Richardson in the chair. 



An article on " Boys and Shotguns " was read by Mr. Wal- 

 ter Abbott, and members were urged to encourage other meth- 

 ods ot bird study for the young people. 



Mrs. M. H. Varick gave, with the help of photographs, an 

 account of sixty species of birds seen in Florida during a recent 

 visit there in early spring. 



Birds to date were reported as follows : House sparrow, chick- 

 adee, downy woodpecker, crow, blueja}-, bluebird, robin, tree 

 sparrow, song sparrow, butcher bird, junco, purple finch, flick- 

 er, phebe, vesper sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch, pine warbler, 

 field sparrow% rust}^ blackbird, bronzed grackle, dusky duck, 

 marsh hawk, herring gull, redwing, white-breasted nuthatch, 

 goldfinch, fox sparrow, hermit thrush, meadow lark, tree swal- 

 low, sharp-shinned hawk, fish hawk — 32 species in all. 



Adjourned to May i . 



Wednesday evening, May i. Regular meeting; the Vice 

 President in the chair ; Miss Lord Secretar}' pro tem. 



Mr. E. D. Cass gave a talk on " Bird Songs." The follow- 

 ing additions were made to the list of birds seen to date : Red- 

 poll linnet, golden-crowmed kinglet, broad-winged hawk, chip- 

 ping sparrow, kingfisher, ruby-crowned kinglet, black and 

 w^hite creeper, red crossbill. 



Adjourned to May 15. 



Wednesday evening, May 15. Regular meeting ; the Presi- 

 dent in the chair. 



An article was read on the planting of trees and shrubs, the 

 fruit of which would be attractive to birds. Suggestions were 

 made as to furnishing dishes or pools of water in gardens and 

 lawns for birds to drink from and bathe in. 



The President gave a review of the subject of Bird Legisla- 

 tion and Protection, from the time, about fifty years ago, when 



