Title: Bird lore
Identifier: birdlore191917nati (find matches)
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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ii8 Bird - Lore THE AMSTON EXPERIMENT STATION Readers of Bird-Lore, and of the Annual Report of the National Association, are aware that Mr. Charles M. Ams has ac- quired an immense tract of virtually wild land in eastern Connecticut, and has fitted up in one of the lakes within it a model breeding-place for wild ducks to be cul- tivated in captivity. Mr. Ams has now portance. The planting of food-bearing vegetation will be carried out in a way to teach the public what and how to plant. For beginning the propagation of wild water-fowl an ideal small pond and adjoin- ing swamp- and grass-land have been en- closed with a seven-foot, vermin-proof fence. A water-fowl breeding-house out in
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SCENE IN THE GLASS BREEDING-HOUSE AT AMSTON When this photograph was taken, ten species of Ducks were swimming about in comfort, although the temperature outside was 15° below zero declared the entire tract a wild-life sanc- tuary, and has posted it accordingly. Fur- ther, he has signed an agreement giving the National Association of Audubon Societies full use of the property as a sanctuary and experiment station under the oversight of Herbert K. Job. Mr. Ams pays all expenses for work mutually agreed upon, and pro- vides the necessary labor, including the services of an expert game-keeper. At the Experiment Station nesting and feeding devices will be placed with a view of collecting various data of practical im- the pond, with glass front, comprising a swimming-pool and float, has been con- structed, and the breeding stock already obtained has wintered finely. It consists of most of the more important and valuable species of North American wild Ducks, and some other water-birds. Unusual facili- ties will be afforded for scientific and practical studies, including the growing of aquatic food-plants. Stocks of the Bob-white and of the Scaled Partridge or 'Blue Quail' have been secured, and cooperative experimental

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