Bird lore - Project Puffin

Report of the Secretary 419
a dead letter because of lack of machinery for the enforcement of its provisions;
hence it will be seen that there is at least one important piece of Federal legis-
lation toward which the eyes of bird-lovers must be turned during the com-
ing year.
FIELD AGENTS
During the past year the Association somewhat extended its field-agent
force by taking on for a time some extra lecturers who did splendid work.
These were:
Mrs. Etta S. Wilson, who lectured in the schools of Indiana for twelve
weeks, and formed Junior Audubon Classes. Mr. Henry Oldys lectured in
behalf of the Junior Audubon phase of the Association's work in Massachu-
setts, and also spent six weeks in visiting Teachers' Institutes in Maryland and
Virginia in the interest of this work. Mr. H. R. Pattingill was engaged for
five months in the schools of Michigan. Mrs. Granville Pike for three months
conducted such operations in the state of Washington. Mr. Harold K. Decker
during a period of eight weeks worked in the schools of Staten Island. Splen-
did results attended the efforts of these agents.
Of our regular Field Agents, Mrs. Mary S. Sage worked in the schools,
women's clubs, and other organizations in upper l^Jew York state. She also
took charge of two large exhibits that the Association established in New York
City, one at the biennial conference of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, and the other at the headquarters of the National Education Association.
Mr. Winthrop Packard did excellent work of a most diversified character
in Massachusetts. Dr. Eugene Swope, of Cincinnati, kept the Audubon cause
before the people of Ohio in a most impressive manner. Miss Katharine H.
Stuart attended to her usual duties in Virginia and spent several weeks work-
ing and lecturing in Maryland. Mr. William L. Finley did more public speak-
ing in the past year than ever before. Mr. Arthur H. Norton looked after the
Association's interests as usual in his home state, Maine.
Mr. Herbert K. Job, in charge of the Department of Applied Ornithology,
has been one of the busiest men in America. He has visited numerous estates
and laid them out as bird-sanctuaries, and has instituted plans for the build-
ing of duck-ponds and accommodations for the artificial rearing of upland
game-birds. He has lectured frequently, and about three months of his time
was devoted to making moving pictures in the field. Like all the other agents
he has brought many new friends to the Association, and one of these, Mr.
Charles M. Ams, has recently turned over to this Association, for experi-
mental purposes, his large farm near Amston, Connecticut. This is to be
developed as an ideal sanctuary for birds. Mr. Ams has further agreed to bear
the entire expense of equipment in the way of bird-boxes, feeding-devices,
duck-ponds, and breeding-pens for game-birds, where, under our Department
of Applied Ornithology, experiments may be carried out.