. Audubon . er. The most significant thing, however, is the high proportion—almost half—destroyed through human agency. While from the standpoint of bird pro-tectionists this may be discouraging, paradoxical as it may seem, it is alsomost encouraging. While it is the largest factor, it is possible of control tosome extent. The boy problem, is of course, one of education. The schools,due largely to the Audubon Societies, are taking up such work in increasingnumbers and certainly are exercising a repressive effect in this regard. The one other large factor is the use of agricultural machinery. T
. Audubon . er. The most significant thing, however, is the high proportion—almost half—destroyed through human agency. While from the standpoint of bird pro-tectionists this may be discouraging, paradoxical as it may seem, it is alsomost encouraging. While it is the largest factor, it is possible of control tosome extent. The boy problem, is of course, one of education. The schools,due largely to the Audubon Societies, are taking up such work in increasingnumbers and certainly are exercising a repressive effect in this regard. The one other large factor is the use of agricultural machinery. The lossin bird-life from the use of machinery has been and will continue to be severe,but personal experience and talks with farmers who appreciate the value ofbird-life lead me to believe that this damage can be greatly reduced by properprecautions. In the cornfields, I have managed to dodge many a Killdeer andHorned Lark nest by keeping my eyes open, and I know many farmers whofollow the same HOUSE WREN ABOUT TO FEED YOUNGL. F. Brehmer. Rutland, Vt. Birds Bathing By E. RAYMOND DRIVER. Santa Barbara. Cahf. I HAVE noted with a great amount of interest the answers published inBird-Lore to Mr. Ernest Thompson Setons question Why do birdsbathe? For the last two years it has been a daily pleasure to observe the birdsbathing in six baths very close to my house. These bathing-places range fromthe ordinary cement pillar bath to a io-foot pool, are used many times eachday, but I will still refrain from attempting to answer Mr. Setons questioneven after some thirty-odd years of almost constant field observation. Ithink, however, I can make some contributions to this subject. While seated on my front porch watching two pools for bathers I noted amovement in the acacia tree which overhangs the lower pool. Turning mybinoculars toward the spot I discovered that the movement was caused by ayoung, almost fully grown Pallid Wren-Tit. Hardly a moment passed beforea Rufous-crowned
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