ANNOUNCEMENT 
The Michigan Audubon Society will give three 
prizes yearly, as follows: 
I st. A prize given on Arbor Day to the school, 
club or person having made the most successful effort 
in feeding birds during the Winter months. 
2nd. A prize given June 1 st to the school or 
club doing the most efficient work in protecting birds 
during the nesting season. 
3rd. A prize given September 1 5th to the 
school, club or person for building and protecting the 
best planned and most successfully used bird house. 
The Educational Publishing Company of Boston 
and Chicago will issue a book on the birds of Michi- 
gan suitable for schools. It will be illustrated by birds 
in their natural colors. The book will be published 
under the auspices of the Michigan Audubon Society. 
The purpose of the work will be to give a general in- 
troduction to the various birds common to our state. 
