EVERY GOLF COURSE A BIRD SANCTUARY 



V. Bird Walks. 



In every Golf Club there are some members who do not know one bird from 

 another and others who know all the birds at sight or even by their calls. It has 

 become the custom at some Country Clubs to hold bird-walks before breakfast 

 with some one as leader who knows the birds. If a bird lecture is arranged 

 during the spring or summer months, the lecturer is usually glad to take 

 interested members on a bird-walk the following morning. 



VI. Bird Books and Publications. 



Some Golf Clubs may wish to include in their libraries and in the caddie 

 house a few books giving more information about birds, and how they may be 

 attracted than is given in this booklet. Or they may wish colored plates or cards 

 giving pictures of the birds true to life. For the convenience of such Clubs, the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies has arranged to carry books, peri- 

 odicals, and accessories indicated on the enclosed folder. 



VII. Bird House Competitions. 



One of the most useful activities that a Bird Sanctuary Committee of a Golf 

 Club can do is to foster a bird-house building competition among the local 

 schools or Scout troops. Through such a competition the Golf Club will assume 

 leadership in a worthwhile civic enterprise, bird-houses will become available 

 for the Golf Course, and greater respect for Golf Club property will result. 

 Prizes of tools and bird-books can usually be secured from local merchants and 

 so far as possible, the Committee of the National Association of Audubon Socie- 

 ties will be glad to cooperate in judging competitions. 



It is a good plan to arrange for a bird-lecture at the close of the competition 

 so that the lecturer can assist in judging the boxes. 



Some of the rules that are often followed in arranging a bird-house com- 

 petition follow: 



Entrants. — The competition is open to any boy or girl between the ages of 

 ten and sixteen. ( Boxes made by younger children are not usually satisfactory 

 for placing on Golf Club property.) 



Classes of Exhibits. — Competitors may enter one or more boxes in each of 

 the following classes: 



1. Wren box (for Wrens only); single compartment approximately 

 4x4x8 inches, inside diameter, with entrance 1}'^ inches in diameter on the 

 front above the middle. 



2. Bluebird box — for Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, Chickadees, etc. Single 

 compartment, approximately 5x5x9 inches; opening V/:,-\% inches on the 

 front above the middle. 



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