The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-06
TELLS MOTHER
BIRDS HERO|SN
Story of Brave Robin Told to
Children by a Government
Scientist.
AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL
BE ORGANIZED in UTAH
Prof. j. H. Paul Will Call Meet
ing Soon to Take Pre-
liminary Steps.
Ctah Is to have an Audubon society

Ctah Is to have an Audubon society.
The story OF THE Robin With s
Broken Wing" told yesterday in Assem-
big hall by Henry Oldys, ornitholo
gist employed by the United States gov.
ernment. made everyone realize the ne.
cessity OF protecting the birds. I, was
an effective little tale, proving that Its
OF science to stultlfy his appreciation OF
the pathetic. The anecdote also fur
nshed an example which might en-
courage human parents who have dlttl-
Guilty in supporting their children.
Mr. Odys is scientist Of national
reputation, which means that accuracy is
almost religion with him. Without
exhausting the smallest nook in that por-
tIon OF his mentality devoted ia bird lore.
he could have talked for hours In high
brow terms that few could understand,
benefit of school children so he told
the story Of THE Robin With Broken
Wing"
on long experience. neglected to dodge
when small hoy threw a stone. An evil
fate guided the missile and the robin s
TnE Zo5 wnT broker She Tns 9ths n Se
nest In the crotch OF an apple tree
Previously Mr.. oldys had explained
that the appetite Of young robin is
that would eat more than the robin S
weight OF worms every twelve hours.
Heroism of Mother Robin.
This mother then" continued Mr.
oldys. might we'll have been crushed
With despair, Many human mother
was an inexperienced, frivolous fellow.
who either did not know did not care
about his children.
THE mother robin. however. chirped
so plaintlvely that the doctor on whose
premises she lived was attracted. After
diagnosing the case with as much famil-
iarity as the robin would permit. the
doctor put a ladder up against the tree.
The mother robin. although she must
have been in pain, bravely dug worms
and carried them up to her young. She
worked so faithfully that the little birds
al lived and she herself was able to fly
again"
That was ell about that, particular
faH,y dann Of robins but IT tsughs the cn
mon not to throw stones at birds. To
the older persons 1t proved the need OF
a society Il, protect birds and Professor
J. H. Paul, who had introduced Mr.,
Oldys, announced that meeting would
he called soon to organize the Audubon
Society OF Utah.
oIdvs said that he was studying the
food of birds. He told OF sparrows that
come to Iowa from the north every
dr,sn S,inter and nd in the Hawkeye state alone
Most birds. he said. protected the crops
by devouring insects. The government
just now Is invcstiga ting what every
bird eats and when that work is done
the farmers will he told Just which birds
are their friends and which are their
foes. In Germany Switzerland and
oldys said. the farmers made houses for
the birds and fed them they would
come every season and eat up the pests
that killed trees and Vegetables.
Utah Lark Sweet Singer.
In the course Of his lecture Mr.. Oldys
revealed the fact that Utah's meadow
anywhere In the world AS Professor
Paul. in presenting the speaker said. Mr..
Oldys was up long before daylight yes
terday -, morning and was in the can
later. on, near Fort Douglas. Mr.. oIdys
heard this musical meadow lark. Among
his other accomplishments. Mr.. oldys
insure him employment in vaudeville:
should he seek II. He' gave an imitation
OF the meadow lark's song and expressed
would hear the lark and record the song
in music symbols
The children were immensely enter
talned by the limitations OF bird notes.
esttng. The limitations were wide IN
their range but when the ducet notes
OF the Fort Douglas meadow lark were
nized them and their applause was spon-
taneous. That meadow lark and his
friends will be the cyDosure of many
bright eyes now that Mr. Oldys has in
troduced him, The expert. himself. says
that when the larks notes are set 10
music the lark may make Utah famous
among bird lovers, for he is found no.
where else
Mr.. Oldys. among other things, ex-
planned why Robin Red Breast is not a
robin at all, although he said the name
had clung to the bird so long It should
not be changed now. When the Pilgrim
fathers came over, among the first
sights that reminded them of home was
a ed-breasted bird which arrived from
the south almost before winter had dis
appeared. He WIS like the robin they
had known, only he was twice as large,
but in this new land everything was |
twice as big as 1t had been In England |
80 they were sure the bird was a robin |
The name has been Robin Red Breast |
ever since.
The foregoing are only few OF the
entertaining things in Mr. Oldys's talk |
Teachers present expressed their pleas |
ure at finding a scientist who was not |
afraid to talk In terms so plain that the |
children could understand.
Mr.. Oldys left last night but expects |
to return TO Utah soon. In the mean |
time Professor Paul intends to organize |
the Audubon society. Utah Is one of |
the seven states In which this society |
has not been established.