Bird lore - Project Puffin

Reports of Field Agents 435
especially in Washington and Oregon. A year ago there were 266 Junior Classes
in California, Oregon, and Washington, with a membership of 4,380; during
the past year, 629 societies have been organized, with a total of 12,349 children.
Governor Withycombe, of Oregon, issued a special proclamation setting aside
May 26 as Bird Day, and urging that each boy and girl in Oregon make an
effort on that day to become better acquainted with the bird-life of the state.
The proclamation suggested that parents and teachers include in the daily
program, both at home and at school, fitting instruction regarding the value of
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ONE OF THE MANY COLONIES OF NESTING BIRDS ON MALHEUR LAKE, OREGON
THREATENED BY THE PROPOSED PLAN TO DRAIN THE LAKE
Photographed by Finley and Bohlman
our wild birds. The day was observed throughout the state by a large number
of schools.
The plan of getting moving pictures of wild birds and animals for educa-
tional purposes has been continued. The wild-bird reservations in this part of
the country have been visited for this purpose. In order to show the great
value of the reservation as a need for saving our wild birds and animals, a trip
was made to the Yellowstone Park with the moving-picture camera, and
exceptional pictures were taken of antelopes, elks, deer, beavers, buffalos,
bears, conies, marmots, squirrels, and jays. Lantern-slides and reels of moving
pictures have been used in giving, sixty-three lectures in Oregon, Wash-
ington, and in various Eastern States. Lectures showing the educational
work and the value of reservations for the protection of wild birds and animals
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