Annual Report of the National Association of 

 Audubon Societies for 1913 



CONTENTS 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Introduction. 

 State Legislation. 

 Federal Legislation. 

 General Warden. Work. 

 Egret Protection. 

 Junior Audubon Work. 

 Alaska. 

 Field Agents. 

 State Societies. 

 Publications. 

 General Items. 

 Financial. 

 Conclusion. 



REPORTS OF FIELD AGENTS. 



Edward Howe Forbush, New England. 



Miss Katharine H. Stuart, Virginia. 



James Henry Rice, Jr., South Carolina. 



Dr. Eugene Swope, Ohio. 



E. V. Visart, Arkansas. 



William L. Finley, Pacific Coast States. 



REPORTS OF STATE AUDUBON SOCIETIES. 



Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, 

 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

 Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North 

 Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

 Tennessee (East), West Virginia. 



LIST OF MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTORS. 



REPORT OF TREASURER. 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 



INTRODUCTION 



The past twelve months have witnessed the most remarkable gains in 

 bird-protection which have ever been achieved during a like period, either 

 in this or any other country. 



The pioneer work, begun years ago by our President, Mr. William Dutcher, 

 and continued without intermission by him and Mr. William Brewster, Mrs. 

 Mabel Osgood Wright, Mr. Witmer Stone, Mr. Ruthven Deane, Hon. John 

 F v Lacy, and ^others of his early associates, is now bearing fruit to a most 

 marvelous extent. No such advance as has been made during 1913 would 



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