Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-09
TRAINING WILD pIRne
In Holland Bird Catching "a 4 ~.
husiuess Every Autumn -

IN AApi"hu hfu- catching ID a Ra.s
Busiaess Every Autumn.
In Holland bird. catehing in .n.
Is a regular business and hn,s a
built among the sandhills or Is =, ~
meadows joining them la which ~
men can sit in comfort saws tha !.
LOUIS Mechanic A small wipdow 1.
one side looks on 10 the ..y,ns,a
baan the level space betwean ~
banks under which the nets ia wba.,
linnets and siskins are tethered u 49,
twigs The ground Is strewp M
grain, and at little distance tha 49,
call-birds are placed in their csga.
Goldtlnches are most priced. for fho.
constantly utter their rlppling sons
but a reapole or well-trained cbatt,,st
is almost equally good
Holland lies on two o. tha MI.
routes by which birds travel from nv
north. for those that come down nv
Baltic cross the land at DeDmayk
while along the German ocean trays,
thousands from Norway ana swe8ss
The mAinstay Of the blrd.catchers ~
the hen chaiiinches which gtays ma,
mates in Scandinavia aud eorse h
/ thousands % Southern Ear0pa TUo
hun decd Ia il day = not al agl Al ~.
usual number 70 be taken III one Ma.
kie baau. These are ail killed io-
/ the table and rows ~ them Via
their heads fastened Ia spilt halel
4 stick. like partridges IN rams 49,.
rser. are seen IN every p0ultss.,
shop The raFer birds brambllass
cross.bills and radp0les~ ars savsd
and sold for cage -blrds for tile Da,eb
arc particularly toud OF ayiar.os asl
clever az tanning ali kinds u era.
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The writer has often spent In a,ss.
noon la The hut watching Tor the pass.
Ing " docks o. chafiHehea TIE tAms
birds begin 10 cNIi gheu They NO ,hs
wild ones passing. the iuen whistle
and pull tho strings % which Ito 6lr,ls
are attached. aud ~ they aaGeg IRON
the ground tbs dock wheel seslle Ia
the trees close by. Aad then 8y down
to the grain Hardly have they plishsd
DSiorp tho nsts close ogsF shem nnl
.ho man runs 0ut 10 uisentsngiN bis
eaptlges. The tame birds are 81 nsal
ID the nets THAI ihcy DO a0t aatges o.
raIiis q feather bus jump 0asG = .Aels
sWtga. eat bump norp hcmpsseA Aad
sing Hiraah. wishou. regarding he
death % their wild relatives
RsdpOlon llGnuts aad slsk.as aFe
easily tanned especially the arsi, In /
few days ihcy become perfectly con.
tented wllh il cage l,,e IL laes snss
Of ono which voluntarily surrgndarea
LIS liberty. Tho winlrr wns segeFs
ono. and tho ilt.lo iesi0w came ia
through ,hr open window * belas
nj Tho Hague 10 share their lsUA Eiih
tho brds ia ii large avlary. The ME
truss lr.i him regularly. nHi though
hs had 0t,an an opportunity ~ escaP
lug. DO never awaited himself ~ Il bu
lived for years tho mrrr!0st necuran
~ tho cage
These birds caa b. taught 70 81
mottouIras on lho back ~ chair 4
! lie dead Ia o basin ol water, Z
! draw up lhr'r food In an iyogy buckle
in igw days. but thc trainer must b
prepared TO givn Thorn long Lessons
Birds minds differ cntlrviy from ihos
} of animals, they do not learn gradu
J ally. and n they are 10 be iralne
they must Do 20 most thovough ly, A
hour q dag for week. wi!l not hav
/ ouo-quartGr the effect that iuur houi
Of continuous caro- will Behicvc
, Il this fact that causes so many dt
, appointments 10 training hnWEA e
men certainly become Tired and ia
. patient Nc Tho moment whca The
. labor has begun 20 produce son
effect Tho hnwk u put back On b
Z blocS and Ia o day has forgotten U
hnlt.loarnod lesson. 10 Hollaf
hawks arc still caught whon o. The
I autumn migration for tho line
flight passes NJ Il has done fTpm itH
lmmcmorial. over tho great heala
4. vaIkunswanrd in North Brnbani.