June 10, 1918: Dr. C. W. Townsend spoke of his pre¬ 
liminary work on the revision of his “Birds of Essex County” 
originally published in 1905 which he is revising and bringing 
up to date for republication in 1920. 
November 25, 1918: Frank W. Benson, “Methods of Etch¬ 
ing and Dry Point Work.” Illustrated with tools, materials 
and examples of his work with wild fowl. 
December 9, 1918: Dr. C. W. Townsend, “In Audubon’s 
Labrador.” An illustrated talk on his recent trip covering 
the course taken by Audubon in 1832. 
February 10, 1919: Campbell Bosson, “Changes in the 
Range of Several Well Known Birds.” 
March 10, 1919: A. P. Stubbs: “The Fringillidae of Essex 
County.” 
April 14, 1919: E. H. Forbush, “Some Recent Experiences 
in Bird Study.” 
April 28, 1919: Dr. C. W. Townsend, “Changes in the 
Avi-fauna of Essex County in the Last Fifteen Years.” This 
is to be the opening chapter of his forthcoming supplement 
to “The Birds of Essex County.” 
Field Meetings 
October 19, 1917: The Club held a special meeting to 
attend an illustrated lecture by Dr. Townsend in Academy 
Hall. His subject was “Ipswich Sand Dunes.” 
January 13, 1918: A group of fifteen members made a trip 
to the Crow Roost at Castle Hill, Ipswich Beach Beach. In 
spite of the cold, the thermometer registering some thirteen 
degrees above zero, an enjoyable day was spent. Dinner was 
eaten around a camp fire in the dunes. About sunset the 
crows began to assemble and they came in steady streams 
from practically all points of the compass, usually alighting 
in two main groups either on the dunes or the marsh. Finally 
they arose in black clouds and flew to the roosting trees. 
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