Mr. Philip Little discussed briefly the “Art of Lithogra¬ 
phy.” Forty-one members present. 
March 14, 1921. Mr. A. P. Stubbs, the Club Recorder, 
went over and discussed the Club Records as gathered to 
date. Voted that the Club publish a check-list of Birds of 
Essex County. Twenty-two members present. 
March 28, 1921. Preliminary steps taken to Incorpor¬ 
ate the Club. Field notes and general discussion. Twen¬ 
ty-seven members present. 
April 11, 1921. Paper by Mrt W. Gordon Means, “The 
Art of Falconry.” Twenty-eight members present. 
April 25, 1921. Discussion, regarding development of 
public interest in Ornithology. Field notes. Twenty- 
seven members present. 
May 9, 1921. Copy of the Club Charter read. Field 
notes and general discussion. Thirty-one members pres¬ 
ent. 
May 23, 1921. Ipswich River Bird Trip, May 14-15, 
1921, list discussed and corrected. Twenty-eight mem¬ 
bers present. 
June 13, 1921. Paper by Dr. C. W. Townsend, “The 
Soaring Hawk.” Field notes and general discussion. 
Twenty-three members present. 
FIELD MEETINGS. 
November 6 and 7, 1921. Second meeting at R. A. 
Nichols camp on the Topsfield-Boxford line. As the date 
would suggest, the weather was cold and windy. Most of 
the time was passed in the woods and fields about the 
camp. Saturday evening was spent around the open fire 
in the living room where the entire party gathered and 
swapped stories and sang songs. Twenty members were 
present and thirty-four species of birds were recorded. 
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