Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-02-15
STORM STAYS BIRDS
Millions May Perish in Path of M,
zard-Audobon Rescue Work


xard-Audobon Rescue Work
New YORK, Feb. II = Murderors
weather conditions are now DRIVING -
death huge fiocks Of the song and sans.
birds Of the country, according to reno,,s
that have been received to-day at n.
headquarters Of the national associate,
OF Audubon societies in this city.
Following the sweep OF the recent bin.
card from coast to coast, great tracts =,
trees and land are known to be sto,r-
locked against the feathered life that NM,
seek shelter and food from the natural
sources that are now held in the icy grin
Of winter. Unless emergency measure.
are speedily taken to succor these birds
which protect the crops from pest and fu,.
nish the game supply Of the nation, orni.
biologists declare to-day that serious losu
to the wild resources Of America will re.
suit.
Careful count Of the birds that persisted
in q similar storm six years ago over An
area OF southern Minnesota and northern
Idaho has showed that in one night alone
some 10000 were frozen or starved to
death. Many millions more are this year
doomed to death in the freezing spell that
has succeeded the SHOWS OF this month.
the Audubon workers assert.
Calling upon the children OF the land 10
save the storm beIea@uered birds, the
Audubon organization has to-day set on
foot q sweeping relief campaign in which
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being invited to join. Special pamphlets
giving minute instructions for the feeding
OF birds under every condition Of winter
weather have been prepared and are being
sent to volunteer bird-saving brigades Of
youngsters in every section Of the county.
score Of storm bound states, the national
association OF Audubon societies is urg-
! ing immediate local campaigns to preserve
the dying bird life OF each neigh borhood.
Sportsmen who know the haunts and
habits Of the native bir1s are heading
bands Of boys, who are already setting out
through the woods and fields OF their
home regions, equipped with shovels,
picks, cord, wire and big bags OF grain,
suet and fat meat. At aturai feeding
grounds the snow is cleared from the
ground and grain or bird seed scattered in
sufficient quantity to tide over the storm
spell all the birds that are starving in the
vicinity. For the insectiverous specits,
nourishing fat meat Is carefully tied ct
conspicuous points in the trees along the
route. Bird bread lines in each schoc,
yard and food scattered where the birds
flock about every house are also recon-
mended as part of the Audubon emer-
gency campaign.
1--WE shall exert ourselves, as We haze
during recent hard winters, to save the
storm stricken birds OF this country with
every means at our disposal" said 7.
Gilbert Pearson, secretary of the national
association of Audubon societies. "lf
each American will help US in this emer-
gency rescue campaign, l feel sure great
good can be accomplished in prolonging
the life OF the birds that will in the new
year form our only fighting force against
crop plague and agricultural disaster.
We are raising funds and furnishing in
structions with which We hope soon to
materially aid the perishing birds all over
the continent -