Five regular field meetings have been held and many 
informal gatherings at the camp. The regular meetings at 
the Museum have had a higher average attendance than any 
previous year, and this large attendance has been main¬ 
tained even at meetings at which no special speaker or other 
feature has been scheduled. 
Weather conditions during the year have been favorable 
for bird study, but bird movements have in several instan¬ 
ces been erratic. During August 1920, birds were abun¬ 
dant especially species known to breed in this region. By 
September 5, this company had passed on leaving a dearth 
of bird life for the remainder of the fall, relieved only by 
one short wave composed largely of warblers which most 
of us missed. The open winter favored the stay with us 
of several species, not usually common, such as the Great 
Blue Heron, White-throated and Fox Sparrows, and one 
lone Catbird. 
Spring opened early and birds began to rush northward 
in a manner which threatened to upset all schedules, but 
unfavorable weather in early May retarded this movement 
and a wave of warblers was seen on the Ipswich River Trip. 
Arthur P. Stubbs. 
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