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The Federal Migratory Bird Law occupied our attention to some extent 

 during the early spring, but the plumage proviso of the Tariff Bill gave us 

 a rocky and shoulder-galling pull; but, now that the "enemy is ours," we 

 congratulate ourselves and friends and stand faced forward for the next 

 move. 



The press has given us favorable publicity, accepting many letters and 

 articles, with editorial comment, thus helping to create a good healthy public 

 opinion favoring our contentions. 



The wardens employed on the wild-bird reservations report that they 

 have had little or no trouble with poaching or disturbing of bird colonies. 

 The White Herons have been able to hold their own at least. Three Arch 

 Rocks, Klamath, and Malheur Lake Reservations report that there have 

 been a large number of birds reared this season. 



During the year, Mr. William R. Lord, of Dover, Massachusetts, gave 

 a series of twenty lectures in towns and cities in the state; these were given 

 in conjunction with Mr. Alderman, Superintendent of Public Schools. Mr. 

 C. F. Hodge, of Worcester, Massachusetts, Mr. William L. Finley, and occa- 

 sionally the Corresponding Secretary of this Society, gave lectures and talks 

 to schools and other audiences. Arrangements have been made with Mr. 

 John F. Bovard, of the University of Oregon, to give talks to the schools 

 during this season. 



Upon the whole, we must conclude that this has been a strong and healthy 

 year for the "bird people" of our country. — Emma J. Welty, Corresponding 

 Secretary. 



Pennsylvania. — In its twenty-three years of organized life, the Penn- 

 sylvania Audubon Society has never fought so vigorously for bird-protection 

 as in 1913. In the name of the State Society, though really conducted under 

 the guidance of the National Society, a "fight to the death" (in this case 

 happily the death of opposing legislation and not of the bird!) was waged 

 while the State Legislature was in session, to restore the Heron family to the 

 list of protected birds of the state. 



The details of the struggle, which resulted in complete victory to the 

 Audubon Society, have been given elsewhere; but it might be of interest 

 to tell what brought it about, as showing the far-seeing policy of the millinery 

 interests. 



The year before the New York law, forbidding the sale of Osprey plumes 

 or aigrettes, was passed, a clause was introduced into the Pennsylvania Game 

 Laws (supposedly by owners of fish-ponds or hatcheries, but really by the 

 millinery interests) removing protection from the Herons, Kingfishers, and 

 one or two birds of prey. To the Audubon Society, busy with other legisla- 

 tion at the time, and the Egret long unknown in the state, this clause seemed 

 to have no special significance. But this law which read "no part of the bird 



