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THE CONDOR 
I VOL. V 
THE C()^D()I^ 
An Illustrated Magazine of Western 
Ornithology 
Pul)Uslu‘.*l Fii=nionHily by Hie Cooper OrniHiolo§U 
eal <;iub of (Uilifornia 
WALTEP K. FKSIIEK, Editor, Palo Alto 
JOfSEPtI CiRINNELL, Business Manager and 
Assistant Editor, Palo Alto 
FRANK fS. PACiCiE'Fr, Associate Editor 
Palo Alto, C.alifornia: Published January I 5, I 903 
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p:r)ITORIALvS 
Years are longer here in California than in 
most places east of the Sierras, but despite that 
they go quickly enough. Few of us realize 
that The Conhok is commencing its fifth vol- 
ume. Four years make but a short period in 
the span of a man’s life, but time is not neces- 
sarily a yard stick for experience. Those who 
were responsible for the magazine had new 
worlds to conquer, and much has been accom- 
jilished in a short time, even under manv dis- 
tinct drawbacks. It has 
M’HiCH IS GOOD been aniplv demonstrat- 
ed that some medium of 
publication or interchange of ideas is vital to 
the welfare of any organization, great or small, 
and the experience of the Cooper Club has cer- 
tainly been no exception. With the founding 
of the “Bulletin" new interests arose to meet 
added responsibilities, and fresh enthusiasm 
rapidly increased the operative force, until now 
we have enlisted more active workers within 
a limited field than any other organization with 
similar ideals. 
While we, as a club, reflect with pardonable 
])ride on the good results of this laudable move- 
ment, we must not forget that the result has 
been accomplished only by steadv and con- 
tinued effort. He, who more than anv man 
has been responsible for the growth and prest- 
ige of the clnl), has passed quietly from among 
us. Had there been no Chester Barlow the 
Cooper Club would not be here todav, and 
there would be no occasion for these words. 
As Mr. Taylor well says, Barlow was the Club, 
and there are few of us indeed, who escaped 
his contagious enthusiasm. In common with 
many organizations of a similar nature, our 
club has passed thru trying times, and it was 
only by virtue of a conqielling jiersonalitv to 
take the lead, that the so- 
oE A M.AN AND cietv lived to tell the tale. 
THE EUTUKI{ Put all this is now ended, 
and we have surrounded 
ourselves with safe-guards for continued use- 
fulness. So much for the work of our de- 
parted friend. As a club we can do no better 
to show our appreciation of his efforts than 
to continue the good work he did so much to 
perpetuate. Actions speak when words are 
silent, and it behooves everyone to lend a 
hand. Whatsoever is worth while has its cost, 
and in this case the price is work and thought 
— not spasmodic, but steady and efficient. 
The boom days of our existence are now over 
and we have settled down into a conservative 
epoch of hard work, not with diminishing en- 
thusiasm but with even added strength to 
meet the demands of our increasing responsi- 
bilities. 
Our Tenth Anniversary meeting will come 
off in May, and ever\'one should plan to attend 
in order to make the occasion the most suc- 
cessful in the history of the Club. Altho not 
definitely decided upon 
TENTH .vnnive;r- as yet, the meeting will 
.s.ARY MitETiNG extend over several 
days and will take 
place at the time of the regular bi-monthh- 
session, early in the month. In our next 
issue we hope to publish definite arrange- 
ments. 
In this connection it is a pleasure to note 
that a number of eastern ornithologists have 
signified their intention of visiting the Club 
and holding an “extra session" of the A. O. U. 
out on the coast, at the time of our tenth anni- 
versary meeting. In the last August Condor 
our late editor .strongly advocated holding an 
A. O. U. meeting somewhere in California, and 
it is gratifying that the suggestion met with 
such quick response. Altho the contemplated 
visit is now only a probability, we hope it will 
shortly assume the shape of reality. If we 
read the signs aright our spring meeting, com- 
bined with that of the American Ornitholo- 
gists’ Union, will mark the beginning of a new 
era in the activities of the Club, and will in- 
fuse an added interest and enthusiasm for 
future work. It will also bind in closer ties 
the western and eastern workers, and bring to 
each group a clearer understanding of what 
the other is trying to do. 
During 1903 The Condor will pur.sue much 
the same course as in past years, endeavoring 
to present the freshest bird news in each num- 
ber. If any policy is followed it will be to em- 
phasize the stud}^ of bird habits and everything 
that pertains to the domestic economy of our 
western species. Sketches of expeditions and 
trips afield will be contributed 
DURING By those prominent in such work, 
1903 and there will be also many 
articles on nidification and 
life historv, besides faunal and technical pap- 
ers from time to time. In each number 
will be published the portrait and a short 
sketch of a prominent eastern ornithologist. 
The intere.sts of the Clnb-at-large will, as here- 
tofore, occupy a prominent place. We hope 
during 1903 to make a bigger showing in the 
number of our contributors than ever hereto- 
fore. 
