. Bird lore . Christmas Party in thewoods surrounding Buckberry Inn. Thetrees were decorated with strings of cran-berries and popcorn. Apples and suetwere tied to the branches; nuts, grain,and water were placed on the feeding-shelf. The bathing and drinking pool,which Class No. 2028 built in the cor-ner of the yard, has been kept suppliedwith water. During the Christmas holidays eightmembers of the society went with me toSwope Park to take a bird-census. It wasa clear, cold day, seventeen above zero,and the ground was covered with fiveinches of snow. We spent an hour in thewoods and fields, co
. Bird lore . Christmas Party in thewoods surrounding Buckberry Inn. Thetrees were decorated with strings of cran-berries and popcorn. Apples and suetwere tied to the branches; nuts, grain,and water were placed on the feeding-shelf. The bathing and drinking pool,which Class No. 2028 built in the cor-ner of the yard, has been kept suppliedwith water. During the Christmas holidays eightmembers of the society went with me toSwope Park to take a bird-census. It wasa clear, cold day, seventeen above zero,and the ground was covered with fiveinches of snow. We spent an hour in thewoods and fields, counting eighty birdsrepresenting thirteen species. We thenbuilt a fire in the fireplace of the shelter-house, where we roasted wienies andcheese, and discussed our tramp. Wedecided to spend two hours next Christ-mas in taking a census, just as the oldermembers do. Two papers, The Bird World, edited byClass. No. 923, and The Horace MannBird Star, edited by Class No. 1940, havedone much to keep the members on the. 282 Bird - Lore alert. There has been considerable rivalrybetween the editors as to which would getout the paper containing the most inter-esting bird-news. These two classes alsocelebrated Bird-Day by preparing twooutdoor bird-plays. The children worecostumes made of crepe paper to representthe birds whose part they were plays were to have been given in of identification nearly every morning,especially during the migratory period. A Concert for the Benefit of the Egrets Out in Milwaukee, in the Milwaukee-Dower College, the students for the lastfew years have given an annual NatureConcert, on which occasion very inter-
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