Identifier: birdlore19nati (find matches)
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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se posters callattention to the law on the subject, andask people to report violations. They areprinted in English and Italian. Acrossthe top runs the legend, Shooting on thisProperty is Prohibited. Thus the posterswill serve property-owners as trespasssigns, and when placed elsewhere theymay be turned in half an inch at the topso that this line is not displayed. Write atonce for a supply of these. As Secretary of the Association I wishto urge all our members and other readersof Bird-Lore to exercise unusual vigi-lance, for such service will greatly beneeded during the coming summer andautumn. If you find anjone illegally kill-ing birds, try, if possible, to get the per-sons name and address. Collect everyavailable fact on the subject, and if youdo not know the local game-warden, writeor wire the facts to the office of theNational Association and we will take thematter up through the state authorities.The Association stands ready to go to theexpense of employing a lawyer, if neces- 2)
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ST. IKAxNClb AxND THE lilKDs.From a drawing by A. G. Learned (233) 234 Bird - Lore sary, or take other steps necessary tobring such offenders to justice. This is the time when all Audubon Societymembers should be particularly alert.The enormously enlarged acreage beingput under cultivation in this countrymeans that the greater crops of succulentplants, grains, and vegetables will furnishadditional food for insect-pests. A largeper cent of the eggs laid by insects neverreach maturity. One reason for this is thelack of food. With increased food therewill be an increased number of insects. This means we need a greater number ofbirds. We must wage a campaign of theutmost vigilance. Birds should be fed dur-ing the time of the year when theirnatural food is scarce. More nesting-boxesshould be placed for them, and drinking-fountains should be provided in dryregions; and, above all, look out for theman or boy with a gun! The food now destroyed in A mcrica byinsect and rodent pests would feed

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