. Bird-lore . lly suitable for their nesting purposes and not because theysought the society of their large black neighbors. Enemies the Least Bittern certainly has. Water-snakes capture the youngand perhaps at times eat the eggs. Muskrats, found in nearly every marsh,are to be dreaded, as are minks and Hawks. Fish Crows are ever on thelookout for eggs and perhaps this is the reason why the birds bend down-ward the tops of the rushes to shield the eggs from above. The draining ofmarshes, which thus destroys their feeding and nesting places, has causedthese birds to become scarce in many parts
. Bird-lore . lly suitable for their nesting purposes and not because theysought the society of their large black neighbors. Enemies the Least Bittern certainly has. Water-snakes capture the youngand perhaps at times eat the eggs. Muskrats, found in nearly every marsh,are to be dreaded, as are minks and Hawks. Fish Crows are ever on thelookout for eggs and perhaps this is the reason why the birds bend down-ward the tops of the rushes to shield the eggs from above. The draining ofmarshes, which thus destroys their feeding and nesting places, has causedthese birds to become scarce in many parts of the country. The Least Bittern ranges over a large part of North America, being foundin summer from Oregon and the southern Canadian provinces southwardthroughout the United States, West Indies, Central America and northernSouth America. When winter comes, the birds in Canada and the UnitedStates retire southward, and none are known to pass the winter north of theregion immediately bordering the Gulf EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Edited by T. GILBERT PEARSON, Secretary Address all correspondence, and send all remittances for dues and contributions, to the National Association of Audubon Societies, 1974 Broadway, New York City. Telephone, Columbus 7327 William Butcher, PresidentFrederic A. Lucas, Acting President T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary Theodore S. Palmer, First Vice-President Jonathan Dwight, Jr., TreasurerSamuel T. Carter, Jr., Attorney Any person, club, school or company in sympathy with the objects of this Association may becomea member of it, and all are welcome. Classes of Membership in the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of WildBirds and Animals: $5 annually pays for a Sustaining Membership$100 paid at one time constitutes a Life Membership$1,000 constitutes a person a Patron$S,ooo constitutes a person a Founder$25,000 constitutes a person a Benefactor Form of Bequest:—I do hereby give and bequeath to the National Association of Audu
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