The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13

show that II properly protected many
/ species OF water fowl that formerly
reared their young In the United States
but were driven away by unrestricted
hunting. would return and hunt III,
old breeding grounds.
| The MIGRATORY Habits.
One Of the most interesting chap
ters in Prof. Cookies report is that
devoted to the migratory habits and
pecul;arities Of ducks. geese and
swans. While many breed under the
torrid suns Of the tropics, others MI
CRATE to the most distant parts of the
globe for the purpose of nesting. AS
far into the frozen north as land ex-
tends geese summer and successfully
noNmigratory. but most of the ducks
and geese are strictly migratory. and
some perform extensive journeys. The
brant Of northern Greenland. for in
stance. spends its winters along the
South Atlantic coast of the United
States. Some OF the blue winged teal
that nest In southern Canada desert
North America in fall and cross the
equator to spend the winter in Central
and South America. Some of the PIN
tail ducks Of Alaska and northeastern
Asia cross the equator to the islands
Of the south Pacific. some 1000 miles
from their breeding grounds.
The Atlantic coast from Chesapeake
bay to South Carolina is especially
favorable as winter home for ducks,
and until recent years countless flocks
swarmed throughout this district. The
ducks that winter Gu the Gulf of MeXi-
co and along the south Atlantic states
summer in the marshes and lakes west
Of Hudson bay. These birds always
follow the same course in their migra-
tons. They breed and live east of
the Rocky mountains. West of the
Rockies. however. there is another
great army of ducks. These breed in
the far northwest in the summer and
spend their winters in California. Thus
it will be seen the wild water fowl are
the original. inveterate tourists, spend
ing their summers among the glaciers
of Alaska or the northern lakes, and
passing their winters at Palm Beach.
Fla, the Texas coast and California
duck resorts.
There is no such thing as il census
of the migratory aggregation. but 1t
is known that the family of ducks,
geese and swans is represented in the
United States bv siXty-four species anil
subspecies. Prof Cooke discusses
these siXty-four forms of water fowl
in detail, giving their breeding range,
their winter range and the interesting
story Of their fall and spring migra-
tons. The report is known as biolo-
gical survey bulletin No. 26, and the
story that it tells comes right home
to sportsman and naturalist
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1777-Kingston, N. Y, burned by the
British.
1S15-Napoleon Bonaparte landed at
st. Helena to begin his exile.
1S23-Lafayette G. Baker. chief of
U. S. secret service during civil war,
born. Died July 2, 1868.
1SS1-Anderson, an English vocal
ist, driven from the stage of the Park
theatre. New York, for disrespectful
remarks concerning the United States
1S72-Archbishop Bailey installed as
primate of the Catholic church in the
United States.
1SS1-Arrest of Charles Stewart Par
nell.
1SS4-Adcption of the Meridian Of
Greenwich.
1S9S-Powers refused to permit Tur-
kew to maintain garrison in Crete.
1S99-Public reception in Boston iii
honor of Admiral Dewey.
19O5-Sir Henry Irving died. Born
Feb. 6, 1888.
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1537-Jane Seymour, third wife Of
Henry VIII. of England, died.
1644-William Penn born. Died July
go, 171S.
1645-Battle of Basing.
1712-George Grenville, father of the
stamp act, born. Died Nov. 10, 1910.
17S1-Redoubts at Yorktown taken
by Americans.
1s17-John Philpot Curran, famous
Irish orator. died. Born 1850.
-1S27-Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
English statesman, born. Died Oct.
1, 1904.
1S9S-Atlantic transport steamer
Mohegan wrecked eff the Lizard; 1OS
lives lost.
19O4-George L., king of Saxony,
died. Born 1888