Bird lore - Project Puffin

Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 471
Los Angeles Audubon Society .^—Our Society was established March 2,
1910, and holds an average membership of over 50; at present it has 54 members.
It is affiliated with the State Federation of Women's Clubs, and with the
National Association of Audubon Societies. It has held, during the past year,
eight program meetings in the museum in Exposition Park, eight field-day
meetings, about equally divided between cafions and beaches, two picnics, and
one meeting and picnic as a guest of the Pasadena Audubon Society.
The programs have included the subject of bird-migration; a lecture on
local birds by Mrs. F. T. Bicknell, illustrated with lantern-slides made from her
own photographs; two lectures by Prof. Alfred Cookman on 'The Varied Developments
and Characteristics of Bird-life' and on 'Hummingbirds.' Doctor
MEMBERS OF THE LOS ANGELES AUDUBON SOCIETY ON A BIRU-VVALK
Dial, of Hollywood, told us of our 'Winter Visitants;' Mrs. Harriet Williams
Meyers gave us a reading descriptive of bird-life in her own garden; Professor
Wyman of the Museum gave a talk on 'Bird Calls;' another member gave a
fine paper on the 'Life of Audubon;' and others contributed interesting facts
and experiences.
A leader is always chosen for the field-meetings, and someone to take notes
and make a report at the next indoor meeting. By the courtesy of the Curator
of the Museum we are allowed the 'skins' to illustrate birds spoken of.
One member attends to all publicity work, putting notices of all meetings
in local newspapers, and reports of our work from time to time. Cordial invi-
tations are extended to strangers and we have been favored with many visi-
tors, among them Dr. T. S. Palmer, who gave us an interesting talk at our
field-meeting in Eagle Rock Park in June, 1916,