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Title: Bird-lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Conservation Periodicals
Publisher: New York, National Association of Audubon Societies
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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artment in Bird-Lore occupied 180 pages. Of Educational Leaf-let units, reprints were made to the number of 3,524,500; other circulars,announcements to teachers, membership blanks, and campaign literatureamounted to 405,700 pieces. Of letterheads and envelopes, 267,000 wererequired. Our Supply Department sold 865 stereopticon slides, slightly abovethe actual cost. Our moving-picture films were sent out on a number of occa-sions at a nominal cost. Report of the Secretary 407 FINANCES During the year the Association enrolled 85 life members at $100 each.The sum received from this source, together with a bequest of $200 from MissAnnie M. Washburn, of New Bedford, Mass., and a few gifts yielded a total of$8,765 added to the General Endowment Fund. The sustaining member-ship, with its fee of $5 annually, has this year numbered 4,400, which makes anincrease of 378 members over the previously high record of 1917. The total cash income of the Association during the year has been $132,-662.36.
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GICORGE E. CUSHMAN, ALlJlliON SOCIETY WARDEN AND LOCAL (iAMK U ARDLXGIVING FOOD TO STARVING WILD DUCKS NEAR PORrLAM). MAI.NK 4o8 Bird - Lore REPORTS OF FIELD AGENTS REPORT OF EDWARD HOWE FORBUSH, GENERAL AGENTFOR NEW ENGLAND Perhaps the greatest catastrophe to bird-life in New England during theyear was the severe, cold storm of March 29, coming as it did after a long periodof mild weather, which had tempted many birds to advance into New England.In western Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont this storm was verycold, with high winds and deep snow, and all through the region thousandsof birds perished. Bluebirds and Tree Swallows particularly suffered severelyand many of the more hardy birds, such as Juncos, were overwhelmed in the storm. The Massachusetts law, under which foreigners are not allowed to carryguns, has resulted in the seizure of many firearms formerly employed by aUensin shooting birds. These weapons were seized by officers of the MassachusettsConmiissioners on Fishe

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