. The Audubon annual bulletin. Birds; Birds. 6 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN up in July of last year because it was not deemed by the Commission to be worth the expense. There are a number of reservations, however, including four in the first district, running from 600 to 3,000 acres each. That at Moosehart is the largest. // is obvious that the enforcement of such laws as we have is fully as important a matter as having secured their passage. In securing good ap- pointments by the Governor to the Commission, and by the Commission to the offices -of warden and deputy warden, the Audubon Society could r
. The Audubon annual bulletin. Birds; Birds. 6 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN up in July of last year because it was not deemed by the Commission to be worth the expense. There are a number of reservations, however, including four in the first district, running from 600 to 3,000 acres each. That at Moosehart is the largest. // is obvious that the enforcement of such laws as we have is fully as important a matter as having secured their passage. In securing good ap- pointments by the Governor to the Commission, and by the Commission to the offices -of warden and deputy warden, the Audubon Society could rightly take an aggressive interest, and accomplish much good. It would seem feasible to familiarize the constables with the law, and their oppor- tunities to make money under it, and so arouse their dormant interest in bird protection. The Federal Migratory Bird Law prohibiting Spring shooting is en- forced by the national authorities but not by the state. It is in force and will be unless declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. No decision on this is expected for some time. • Everett L. R. A. WAGER —PHOTO THE CATBIRD The catbird sings from the syringa thicket his colloquial "ode to ripening summer," but, more important still for the good of his race, his mate hovers beneath her breast the bluish green eggs which Will soon have wings and beak and breast, And nutter and fly Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illinois Audubon Society. [Chicago, Ill. ] : The Society
Size: 1757px × 1422px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookcollectionbiodiversity, booksubjectbirds
