. Bird-lore . rbush, NewEngland Agent of the National Association The Audubon Societies 85 of Audubon Societies. The boxes aredesigned to accommodate Tree Swallows,Bluebirds, Chickadees, and Wrens. Someof the springs in the Mt. !Meenahga terri-tory will be set aside for the use of thebirds, so that they may bathe and drinkin these natural pools without fear ofmolestation. The educational possibilities of makingbird-reserve work a feature in a summerresort are patent. It is for the uninformed,the indifferent, or the skeptical, that a Mr. Roosevelt in setting apart reserva-tions as refuges for b
. Bird-lore . rbush, NewEngland Agent of the National Association The Audubon Societies 85 of Audubon Societies. The boxes aredesigned to accommodate Tree Swallows,Bluebirds, Chickadees, and Wrens. Someof the springs in the Mt. !Meenahga terri-tory will be set aside for the use of thebirds, so that they may bathe and drinkin these natural pools without fear ofmolestation. The educational possibilities of makingbird-reserve work a feature in a summerresort are patent. It is for the uninformed,the indifferent, or the skeptical, that a Mr. Roosevelt in setting apart reserva-tions as refuges for breeding birds. OnMay 6, 1913. he segregated as a reservePetit Bois Island, a long sand-beach in theGulf of ^Mexico near the adjoining coasts ofAlabama and Mississippi. On July 17,1913, he established as a reservationBlackbeard Island, a large marshy andbushy island at the entrance of SapeloSound, on the coast of Georgia. On June6, 1914, he constituted Smith and MinorIslands, near the south shore at the western. NESTING-BOXES FOR MT. MEENAHGA BIRD-SANCTUARY Photographed by .\lbert H. Pratt picturesque demonstration of the benefitsof living with our feathered friends is mostdesirable, as an object-lesson and an in-spiration. It is hoped that the interestaroused in the Alt. Meenahga reserse willserve as an awakening to many visitors,and that they will be moved to makesome personal experiment in bird-protec-tion in their home communities. New Federal Bird-Reservations President Wilson has continued thebeneficent practice of his predecessors since end of the Strait of San Juan de Fuca,connecting Puget Sound with the PacificOcean, a bird-reserve. The last-named isespecially important, as both of theserocky islets bear lighthouses, whose keep-ers will always be present to preventraids upon the breeding sea-birds thatcongregate there. Finally, on September4, 1913, .aho Island, in Pyramid Lake,.Nevada, was made a reserve. As^ this iswithin an Indian Reservation it is doublyprotected aga
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