The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-08
ARB0R DAY
AS Well as Bird Day is to be
Observed Over State
Tomorrow.

Friday April 10th, Is Arbor and
Bird Day in West virginia. and Il
Is respected It will he more universally
observed IN the state this year than
ever before. beeaus Of the activity
OF the state department Of free,
schools in placing the subject direct
" with the officials, teachers and bus
pills Of the common schools IL Tie
state.
From reports received at Charles
ton efforts are being made by inter.
ested parties all over the state to oh
serve the day In every portion Of the
state, teacher and pupil being equai-
~ interested in making an excellent
showing. West Virginia is PECULIAR
" Interested in the preservation Of.
her trees at the present time, With
the national government considering
the appropriation Of several million
dollars for the preservation Of for
ests in the Appalachian mountains.
and the creation Of a forestry COM
mission being agltated in our
state.
How many people in West virginia
know the names of the trees found
in West Virginia? The following is
a list of the common names Of the
trees as compiled by Chas. s. sar-
gent, of the government bureau at
Washington:
Cucumber tree, tulip, or yellow
poplar, linden. Eastwood, or lime.
tree, wildwood, prickiy ash, broad
leaved maple. striped maple, sugar
maple, black sugar maple, soft, or
silver maple, red or swamp maple.
box alder or ash-leaved maple, black
locust, honey locust, red bud or ju-
das tree, wild black cherry, sweet
scented crab, black thorn, June berry
or silver tree, sweet or red gum,
black or sour gum, alder, persim-
mon, red ash, green ash, blue ash,
black ash, sa~ssafras, rock elm, syca-
more. butternut or white walnut,
black walnut. pecan hickory, she'll
bark hickory, big shell bark hickory,
mocker nut, black hickory, pignut,
~butternut, red or black oak, scarlet
oak, fish oak, beech, iFonwood, birch,
willow, sand bar willow, aspen or
quaking ash. poplar. river cotton
wood, balsam, balm OF Gilead, white
or post cedar, arbor vitae, red cedar,
white pine black spruce.
1t is stated that fewer still know
the names Of the birds found in West
Virginia. and this subject will be Civ
en- special attention in the schools
next Friday. Here is a list of the
more common birds found in West
Virginia. How many of them do
you know on sight?
Wood thrush, robin, mockingbird,
catbird, bluebird, tufted titmouse,
Carolina chicadee, brown creeper,
house wren, winter wren, American
tttlarkj Nashville warbler, summer
yellow bird, small billed water
thrush, Kentucky warbler, American
redstart, warblIng yireo, cedar wax
wing, purple martin. cliff swallow,
barn swallow, summe redbird, pine
grosbeak, purple finch, English SPAR
70, lark finch, field sparrow, che
wink, indigo bunting, bobolink, cow
bird, meadow lark, orchard oriole,
American raven, common crow, blue
jay, pewee, chimney swift, whip
porwill, n~ighthawk, hairy woodpeck-
er, belted kingfsher, American barn
owl, little screech owl, pigeon hawk,
golden eagle, mourning dove, wild
turkey, American quail, kildeer, Am
erlcan w%oodcock, robin, snipe, yellow
legs, Virginia rail, American coot
whooping crane, snow goose. mallard,
pintail, wood duck, canvas back, dou.
BILE breasted cormorant, white wing.
ed gull, black tern. horned grebe
loon, red-throated diver. wood ibis
fsh hawk, bald eagle, black snow
bird, prairie warbler. American cross.
bill, grass finch, Least flycatcher.
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