The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-23

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PROTECT UTAH BIRDS.
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So far as we know the Deseret
News, thus far, has ben the only
newspaper in the state to call atten.
ton to the wanton and cruel destruc-
ton of our birds, and the following
editorial taken from its issue of April
18th is withal so appropriate that we
gladly give It space with our heart
felt endorsement;
For Bird Protection.
A notable movement in defense Of
the native birds of America has been
inaugurated In the state of Michigan
Mr.. Henry Oldys of the United States
biological survey sends us the infor-
nation.
Mr.. Oldys states that this year 500
shelter boxes were put up for birds
on the preserve of Mr.. Henry Ford of
Detroit, Mich. These did not prove
thoroughly satisfactory, and ma
chine is now being made to turn out
nesting boxes like those used by Bar
on Berlepsch on his estate in Thurin-
gia. The natural habitation will be
reproduced as nearly as possible. A
dozen bird-feeding stations have been
built and conveniently placed. Food,
consisting of hemp, millet, cracked
wheat and sunflower seed, is distrib-
uted weekly. Suet is put on trees
and covered by wire to prevent its
being carried away in larg pieces. At
present the birds availing themselves
of the food thus placed, Mr.. Oldys
states, are about 100 myrtle warblers,
more than 100 song sparrows, about
$50 juncos, 80 grass finches, 40 white
throated and white-crowned sparrows,
100 tree sparrows, 200 goldfinches and
few field sparrows, chickadees,
white-breasted nuthatches and downy
woodpeckers. Besides these birds,
there are on the preserve about 200
bronzed grackles, 300 meadowlarks,
20 robins, $50 bluebirds, so bluejays,
so flickers and a number of chewinks,
rusty grackles, mourning doves, fox
sparrows, bobwhites, ducks, wading
birds and various kinds of woodpeck-
ers. A census of the birds will be
made on Christmas day.
When we know that results precise
ly similar can be attained, IL only the
same means are employed, in our
own state, we perceive the signifi-
canoe OF the Michigan example. In
Kentucky, as n further illustration,
the Audubon society of that state, un-
der the active leadership of its presi'
dent, Prof. James II. Gardner, form
er member of the Audubon society OF
the District of Columbia, has beer
doing energetic work in spreading In
terest In the birds and their preser
walton. Branch societies have beer
organized in Covington, Louisville ant
Henderson, and one Is under way II
Mayfield, all to cooperate with the
state society. At Lexington junior
classes have been established to tn,
number of los, with 1,475 members.
The need OF such society in Utal
is obvious. Friends OF the birds ant
believers in conservation should TAX,
this matter up, and form the organi
cation, whose main object should b,
to diffuse bird.knowledge and to pre-
tect bird friends.
Mr.. Oldys states further that with
in the past three or four years tn
champions of the millinery trade Il
Loudon have persistently asserte
that the egret plumage shipped fror
Venezuela consists OF moulted featt
ers picked up in "garceros," or hei
onries, which they allege are jealous
ly protected by their owners fror
those who would kill the birds. /
support OF this contention they hav
given wide circulation to a lette
from a Mr.. Leon Laglaize, declarin
this to be the fact from his persona
knowledge. The Royal Society 70
the Protection of Birds has, wit
equal persistency, denied the truth c
the allegations OF Mr.. Laglaize, an
has maintained that the plumes 81
cured in this way must necessaril
be an Insignificant fraction OF tn