. Bird lore . r of thesebirds in the aggregate is given by Dr. T. S. Roberts account in The Auk for1907 (pp. 369-377), of the enormous number which perished during a stormin northwestern Iowa and southwestern Minnesota the night of March 13-14,1904. In two square miles of icy surface on two small lakes, Dr. Roberts thinksnearly a million birds lay dead, and he estimates that in the vicinity probablya million and a half birds perished that night. These birds had been caughtin a storm of wet snow while migrating and, as the total area over which theirbodies lay scattered exceeded 1,500 square mi
. Bird lore . r of thesebirds in the aggregate is given by Dr. T. S. Roberts account in The Auk for1907 (pp. 369-377), of the enormous number which perished during a stormin northwestern Iowa and southwestern Minnesota the night of March 13-14,1904. In two square miles of icy surface on two small lakes, Dr. Roberts thinksnearly a million birds lay dead, and he estimates that in the vicinity probablya million and a half birds perished that night. These birds had been caughtin a storm of wet snow while migrating and, as the total area over which theirbodies lay scattered exceeded 1,500 square miles, it is evident that the numberkilled must have gone into the millions. Such catastrophies as the foregoingmust not rarely overtake birds like these, which live on open shelterlessplains and exist so closely on the borders of winter. The wide extent of theirbreeding and wintering grounds, however, insures them against any seriousdanger to the species from local causes, no matter how destructive thesemay Cbe &utwfcon §&otittit& EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Edited by T. GILBERT PEARSON, Secretary Address all correspondence, and send all remittances for dues and contributions, tothe National Association of Audubon Societies, 974 Broadway, New York City William Dutcher, PresidentTheodore S. Palmer, First Vice-President T. Gilbert Pearson, SecretaryF. A. Lucas, Second Vice-President Jonathan Dwight, Jr., Treasurer Any person, club, school, or company in sympathy with the objects of this Association may becomea member, and all are welcome. Classes of Membership in the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection ofWild Birds and Animals: $ annually pays for a Sustaining Membership$ paid at one time constitutes a Life Membership$1, constitutes a person a Patron$5, constitutes a person a Founder$25, constitutes a person a Benefactor A Great Year for the Birds The legislatures of about forty statesin the Union meet in 1913. At this writ-ing t
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