Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
PLAN WAYS TO
| FIGHT SPARROWS
BIRDS MAY INVADE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
MRS. w. J. CHAMBERS ELECTED
TO BOARD
Members Of Audubon Society Meet at
Chamber of Commerce Building
and Discuss important
Questions

Will the English sparrow, which mas
driven all the sengsters from the east
ern cities of this country, invade
Southern California and annihilate or
exile the beautiful native sons OF
local forests and plains?
This was the question which came
up for discussion at the meeting OF
the Audubon society of California at
the Los Angeles Chamber OF COM
MERGE building yesterday.
According to Prof. Charles Il. Holder
of Pasadena, vice president or the So
ciety, who occupied the chair yester-
day. the English sparrow is found In
some numbers at Newhall, but has not
succeeded in driving the native birds
away from there. Considerable as
cussion was aroused over the subject
A resume of the various remarks Of
fere1 showed the following opinions:
That the English sparrow is found
in addition to Newhall at Tucson,
Fresno and north of the Tehachapi in
greater numbers even than south OF
that line. That this pugnacious bird
is fond of the cities but not OF the
country.
Streets Too Clean
"Los Angeles has too clean streets
for that bird" remarked one member.
81 have heard of ostriches eating
sparrows when those little pests were
deyouring the big birds feed" inter-
posed Prof. Holder, smiling at the
Third story" so would advocate an
other ostrich farm at Los Angeles for
the extinction of the sparrow race"
That reminded another member
that, after all, the English starting
was even worse than the sparrow and
was to be dreaded even more, as It
propagated most abundantly and drove
eyery other bird out of the neighbour
hood where 1t settled.
Finally Mrs. Elizabeth Grinnell of
Pasadena solved the problem by ad-
yocating sparrow cops" as follows:
LET the sparrows be police against
themselves; welcome the first two
which build q nest IN your place--do
not drive them to building their nest
high; then you can reach up to them
every day and remove the eggs from
their nest and thus prevent their hav-
ir@ young. And they will drive off
all other sparrows which come to your
neighborhood."
According to this society. the mea-
dow lark is California's representative
bird. as the image of this feathered
songster is to be placed on the pins
of the society.
Woman Reads Report
1t was so voted at the meeting yes
terday. w. Scott Way of Glendora
read an interesting report, in which
he reported there were more violations
of the bird law this year than last;
that the efforts of the society were
being seconded by many women's
clubs which condemned the wearing OF
hats bearing birds plumage. The So
ciety also condemns the business In
birds skins and eggs, which is carried
Ion in this state considerably.
| All the directors of the society whose
terms run over this year were re-
elected, while Mrs. w. ]. Chambers OF
Los Angeles was elected to fill one OF
| the two vacancies on the board, the
other being left vacant. She was also
elected chairman of the membership
committee, with power to appoint
members for that committee. Those
named oh that committee yesterday
were as follows:
Mrs. Harriet w. Myers of Garvanza,
Miss May NJ. Miller of Los Angeles.
DR.. Emily Hunt of Pasadena and Mrs.
L. B. Ashley of Pasadena.
Vice President Holder will request
DR.. David Starr Jordan, president of
the society. to deliver lecture for the
benefit of that organization at Los
Angeles during his forthcoming visit
to this city.