. Bird-lore . rsand in places where they had long been banished as breeding birds. Various breeding-places of the Wood Duck are yearly coming to light, andother species of Ducks are now found breeding, which were previously unknown,or only to be found in remote parts of the state. It is gratifying to be able toreport the discovery of a heretofore unknown colony of considerable size ofGreat Blue and Black-crowned Night Herons on the coast, which is in goodcondition. The conditions existing in this state today show that the prophecyof twenty years ago, that the regulations now in force would do
. Bird-lore . rsand in places where they had long been banished as breeding birds. Various breeding-places of the Wood Duck are yearly coming to light, andother species of Ducks are now found breeding, which were previously unknown,or only to be found in remote parts of the state. It is gratifying to be able toreport the discovery of a heretofore unknown colony of considerable size ofGreat Blue and Black-crowned Night Herons on the coast, which is in goodcondition. The conditions existing in this state today show that the prophecyof twenty years ago, that the regulations now in force would do much to restorethe then rapidly diminishing wild birds, is being realized in an absolutelyconclusive manner. REPORT OF MARY S. SAGE, FIELD AGENTFOR LONG ISLAND, N. Y. To show the work done on Long Island during the past year, I will quotefrom the annual report of the Bird Club of Long Island, Mrs. Richard Derby(Ethel Roosevelt), Secretary: During the months of the school year of 1Q19-20 Mrs. Sage spoke to more. MRS. MARY b. bAGE, FIELD 1 1 ■ 1: L ,. \:.b, AND HER CAR PRESENTED BYTHE BIRD CLUB OF LONG ISLAND 358 Bird-Lore than 10,000 children. During the year just closing her audiences have totaledmore than 20,000. In 1919-20,102 Junior Audubon Classes, with a membershipof 3,023 were formed for six to ten weeks study in the schools, because of theinterest created by Mrs. Sage in her talks to the pupils. This year 142 classeshave been organized, with a membership of 4,269. A great number of talkshave been given, by request, in private houses to groups of members, to clubsand associations such as the Home Bureau, the State Institute of AppliedAgriculture at Farmingdale, at the Childrens Home in Mineola, to the Wom-ens Club in Great Neck, and in a number of the parochial schools. Gratifying as this increase in numbers is, even more so is the increasedinterest shown by all sorts of people, and which can only be known to theofficers who receive the requests for informati
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