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Identifier: birdlore201918nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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y dis-covered that Terns, Kingfishers, and Blue Herons consume tons of choicefish. As early as July they began a campaign of education advocating theextermination of these birds. Ohio Audubon people saw to it that their representatives at Washingtonfavored the Enabling Act. One summer month was devoted to conducting a large bird-study class inthe Teachers College at the Florida State University and giving public lectures Reports of Field Agents 465 there. So enthusiastic was the class that five members earned college credits,which apply on their degrees. A number of others earned the regular summerschool credits. The class was composed of teachers from every section ofFlorida. Five of the summer school instructors regularly attended the field-work classes. It seems that the Associations efforts in Florida might give anew impetus to the study and protection of the wild birds of that state. At no time, and under no circumstances, did your agent fail to disseminatecat-control propaganda.
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DR. EUGENE SWOPE LISTENING TO BIRD-SONGS IN FLORIDA REPORT OF ARTHUR H. NORTON, FIELD AGENTFOR MAINE The winter of 1918 was one of unusual severity, in low temperature andvast quantity of sea-ice. With the closing of Bach Cove, Portland, and theadjacent Presumpscot River, the greater part of the thousands of Black Duckswhich annually winter there left for the outer islands. Still, a few hundredsremained at their usual resorts and were fed daily for about five weeks by theloca Audubon Society and a considerable number of individuals. As a resultof this constant attention, relatively few perished. Not only in the vicinityof Portland, where this large number was under constant observation, but 466 Bird - Lore from the Penobscot region, came reports and inquiries as to methods of provid-ing for the Ducks. Probably due to the exceptionally warm, dry weather of May, the Terns laidin very large numbers a week or more earlier than usual. Though later theseason was wet and lacking in sunshine,

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