^o THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



The Department of Agriculture of the State of Massachusetts has 

 issued many valuable bulletins which have to do with bird conservation. 



Bulletin No. 112: 



"Bird Houses and Nesting Boxes" contains 28 pages of text and 

 illustrations which should be of great assistance to anyone desiring to 

 provide homes for the birds. 



Bulletin No. 117: 



"Plants that Attract and Shelter Birds and Some that Protect Cul- 

 tivated Fruits." 



In this bulletin there has been carefully compiled a list of plants 

 that bear fruits, and it tells where they should be planted. 



These bulletins may be purchased at 10 cents each from Illinois 

 Audubon Society. 



Are Birds Frightened or Injured 

 Through Banding? 



A WHITE-THROATED sparrow, after being trapped by Mr. Lyon, 

 returned to the same trap and was caught eight times more on 

 the same day. 



A fox sparrow was trapped 165 times during a winter season, and 

 scolded vociferously when taken out of the trap. 



An immature male towhee was trapped over 100 times in 60 days. 



There are a few accidents to birds in banding, but they are less than 

 x /2 of 1%. The value of the information gained through banding is in- 

 finitely greater than that gained through collecting with a gun; and no 

 birds are ever killed intentionally. 



Photo by Ruthven Deane 



Overlooking Saco Bay, Maine 



