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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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ecent cable dispatch the Minister ofAgriculture of Belgium has instructed thatberry-bearing trees in the government for-ests shall remain untrimrned until the endof winter in order to allow the birds plentyof food. Hitherto they have been trimmedin October. It is not generally known how-much birds contribute to the sanitary con-dition of the world; in fact, it has oftenbeen said that man could not live upon theearth were it not for the birds. Besidesbeing a perennial delight to lovers of nature,the existence of bird-life is a necessity forthe health of the people. During the pastseason, on some of our outings, we havenoted more birds than for many previousyears. American people better understandat the present time the need of the preserva-tion of birds; but there is much still to belearned. Every sportsman should assumehis share of the work in protecting ourbirds.—ShootiniT ami Fishing. Note.—A report from the Florida Audu-bon Society is of necessity postponed untilour next issue.
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ROBIN, NEST AND YOUNGPhotographed from nature, by A. L. Priiicehorn, Glen Island, N. Y., May ii, 1902 i&irli-lore A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINEDEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS iL Organ of the Audubon Sociei Vol. IV September—October, 1902 No. 5 The Destructive Effects of a Hail-storm Upon Bird Life BY H. McI. MORTON. M.D., Minneapolis, Minn. THROUGH the familiar works of Giitke and others, through light-house reports, and through personal observation, ornithologists havebeen made conversant with the many remarkable accidents andfatalities which occur to our birds, and especially during the trying ordeal ofmigration. As an indication of one of these many possible vicissitudes inthe life of a bird, I take pleasure in acceding to the editors request that 1write a brief report of the deadly effect upon bird life of an unusuallysevere hail-storm, accompanied by a very high wind, which occurred inMinneapolis during the summer of igoi. After an afternoon and evening of threatening

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