. Bird-lore . cational activity this year. In addition, all the educational forces of the state are turning their attention,in increased measure, to bird-conservation. Our higher institutions of learningare putting considerable emphasis on bird-study, and our public schools aregiving more time to this phase of nature instruction than formerly. Seattlehad a notable Bird Day this year, and many other schools observed the dayworthily. Where, heretofore, the solitary bird-student pursued his lonely way, there Reports of Field Agents 431 are indications of developing community interest in birds. Th
. Bird-lore . cational activity this year. In addition, all the educational forces of the state are turning their attention,in increased measure, to bird-conservation. Our higher institutions of learningare putting considerable emphasis on bird-study, and our public schools aregiving more time to this phase of nature instruction than formerly. Seattlehad a notable Bird Day this year, and many other schools observed the dayworthily. Where, heretofore, the solitary bird-student pursued his lonely way, there Reports of Field Agents 431 are indications of developing community interest in birds. The remarkablegrowth of the Spokane Bird Club, the formation of a large Audubon Societyin Seattle, and the beginnings of study clubs in Tacoma and elsewhere are allencouraging signs of the times. No single recognition of bird-needs has given more encouragement than arecent decision of the State Game Farm management to include provision fornon-game birds in the planting plans of the game farm at Walla Walla. This. A JUNIOR AUDUBON CLUB IN THE Granville R. Pike organizing a Junior Class in a school-room at Tacoma, Washington. will eventually mean a sanctuary for all land- and water-birds that can beattracted to the region. Another significant departure is a movement to bring about a better under-standing of conditions and needs of wild life by some innovations on the annualprogram of State Game Wardens and Commissions and by the attendance,on this occasion, of fraternal delegations from womens clubs. In spite of all this self-gratulation, we are far from satisfied with our pro-gress. Among other things, we badly need an organ for regular, systematicpublicity and educational propaganda concerning birds and their from an Arbor and Bird Day Bulletin for the public schools and a pamph-let on bird-study just issued by the Normal School at Cheney, nothing has beenpublished recently except occasionally some local material. 432 Bird-Lore Another lack is that of an
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