Bird lore - Project Puffin

Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 463
proud of its educational value. For six years we have published articles on
bird-life in our best illustrated Sunday paper during March, April, May, and
June, which have made for us many readers and friends. The secretary pre-
pared an article on bird-study for children, and it was published in fourteen
papers in Erie County, outside of Buffalo. We paid half the cost of two Mar-
tin-houses erected in near-by towns.
More than 100 Junior Audubon societies were organized in Buffalo, and
more than 200 in western New York, through the influence of this organiza-
tion. Every one of the 150 children on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation
was made a Junior member by this Society. The tri-state contest for bird-
identification between northeastern Ohio, northern Pennsylvania, and western
New York, was won by Western New York with a credit of 215 species of
birds between January i and July i, 1916. The Audubon Society of Buffalo
sent in a list of 203 birds identified by its members, greatest care as to accuracy
being used.
In the winter, T. Gilbert Pearson, the Executive Secretary of the National
Association, lectured to our Society, using motion-pictures, and telling of
many phases of the work of a national scope.— (Mrs.) G. M. Turner,
Secretary.
Cocoanut Grove (Fla.) Audubon Society.— Our annual meeting was held
on the first Monday in March, when Dr. William Blackman, President of the
State Society, spoke on 'Bird Travelers,' and Miss Isabelle Goodhue, in a field-
costume of green and brown, gave imitations of notes and songs of birds.
We have been active and progressive during the year. A library of bird-books
has been begun, and publications of the National Association have been
widely distributed. Six prizes were given to children, and also the annual gift
to Royal Palm Hummock Park for Audubon work there. A leaflet entitled
'How to Study Birds' has been published, and much interest has been fostered
in making the cemeteries of the county bird-sanctuaries. Meetings have been
held throughout the year. The study of home-birds has been made the special
feature, but many papers on more general topics have been read. The Club
felt greatly honored by having William Dutcher accept a life membership in
it. The Secretary has lectured to many schools and clubs ; has answered many
letters of inquiry about birds, sanctuaries, etc., and has complied with all
requests from the National Association.— (Mrs.) Kirk Munroe, President.
Columbus (Ohio) Audubon Society.—An addition of fifty-four new
members was reported at the annual meeting in June, when Prof. C. Hamble-
ton was elected president, and Miss Lucy B. Stone, secretary. Beginning in
October, meetings were held each month, except January. In November, Mrs.
S. Louise Patteson, of Cleveland, delighted the boys and girls with pictures of
the bird-houses and feeding-stations at her home in the woods. Mrs. Patteson