. Bird lore . Mosquito Inlet Reservation was visited,where Warden Captain B. J. Pacetti wasfound faithfully patrolling the twentymiles of territory in which thousands ofbirds of many species find a safe Snowy Egrets were countedhere, although they do not have a nesting-place on the reservation. On Pelican Island, in Indian River,several hundred Pelicans were seen sittingon eggs which were just beginning tohatch, a cold wave a few months pre-viously having destroyed the young ofthe first laying. They are carefully pro-tected by warden Paul Kroegel, who visitsthe island consta
. Bird lore . Mosquito Inlet Reservation was visited,where Warden Captain B. J. Pacetti wasfound faithfully patrolling the twentymiles of territory in which thousands ofbirds of many species find a safe Snowy Egrets were countedhere, although they do not have a nesting-place on the reservation. On Pelican Island, in Indian River,several hundred Pelicans were seen sittingon eggs which were just beginning tohatch, a cold wave a few months pre-viously having destroyed the young ofthe first laying. They are carefully pro-tected by warden Paul Kroegel, who visitsthe island constantly in the Associationspatrol boat Audubon. At Key West, the wife of Warden GuyBradley, who was killed by plume-hunterssome years ago, was visited. With herfamily, she is living in the home purchasedfor her by the members of this Associationshortly after the tragic death of herlamented husband. Several places on the Gulf Coast wereinspected, as well as a number of pointsinland. At St. Petersburg the protected. BROWN PELICANS AT ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, PROTECTED BY THE AUDUBON LAW Photographed by T. H. Jackson
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