. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. HERBERT K. JOB AT BLIND ON THE LOUISIANA RESERVATION Here he secured wonderful films and pictures of Blue Geese within a few feet to lure most shore birds as near to him as they will come to the gunner. A skilfully con- structed blind placed on or near a long sand bar or point of the shore, and a few lumps of mud or turf judiciously distributed on the point, may enable one to get a good view of sev- eral species of wild-fowl. Apparently the flying birds at a distance mistake the clods for some of their number, and come on intending to alight. If woo
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. HERBERT K. JOB AT BLIND ON THE LOUISIANA RESERVATION Here he secured wonderful films and pictures of Blue Geese within a few feet to lure most shore birds as near to him as they will come to the gunner. A skilfully con- structed blind placed on or near a long sand bar or point of the shore, and a few lumps of mud or turf judiciously distributed on the point, may enable one to get a good view of sev- eral species of wild-fowl. Apparently the flying birds at a distance mistake the clods for some of their number, and come on intending to alight. If wooden decoys were put out, the Ducks might discover their mistake and become suspicious; but on finding the objects to be mere clods, they sometimes will alight. The best decoys are live birds anchored so that they can swim about. Sometimes a single Grebe or Duck in a small pond will attract a flock of several species. Many game birds and water-fowl can be readily baited; but this is a method for those owning estates where birds can be protected, and should not be attempted by any bird student who would assemble the birds thus only to leave them to the tender mercies of the pot-hunter. Those who wish to lure the sea birds may have some success with Gulls by putting out fish or offal upon some beach or bar, near a blind; but Gulls may be seen anywhere about the harbors of cities where they are not molested. To attract the birds of the ocean, how- ever, one must go several miles to sea, where by throwing overboard cod livers, or some similar food, several species may be lured near the 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 Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943. New York, The University Society
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