The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-10-24
News Snapshots
OF the Week
FLOCK MIGRATORY ;
!. BIRDS At! LAKE


;, Monday morning as the eastern sky
began to glow and the darkness OF
night left, 81 swans, several hundred
cinnamon teaL:ducks, and large NUM-
Der of species of sandpipers, arrivs
ed from the far. north. The birds
showed every sign of complete ex-
haustion, especially the little fellows
who droppcdsof to steep, the momer
their feet touched the ground. :.
-."I walked up to one of the sandpt
pers," said A. c. Cooper, u. S. gamk
warden, who is in charge OF the bio
logical survey in this section, "and
killed him for examination. The, lit
tie, fellow was exceedingly thin and
his eraw was empty. Not to have
/ fed before. sleeping was sign of a
very long flight The cinnamon teak
never breed south of, the, Canadian
line and usually as far north as Lab
rador."
Mr.. Cooper has followed the flights
Of migratory birds for the past 80
years and is a perfect encyclopedia
of very interesting information. He
declared the local bird preserve at
Lake Lowell one OF the finest things
for 1.-The sportsmen, hereabouts that
could be. imagined. T.. = -
"Nota migratory bird has Been shot
at this point thespresent season" said
. Mr.. Cooper ,,"All the ducks. bagged
so far have been raised either at Lake
Lowell or in this vicinity. Along the
lake shore, in the nearby fields and
laterals, thousands of ducks were
Patched. One farmer in cutting his
alfalfa ran, over seven nests cutting
the legs of many birds.
"The order closing the sunset-sun-
rise period should have The warm
backing Of every sportsman" contin-
ued Mr.. Cooper "In some sections
men have used the searchlight and
a swivel gun of about. q. guage to
slaughter thousands of ducks for the
market. But for this lazy the same
thing would some day befdorfe down
on the Snake river. We must treat
all alike, and will enforce the law"
With Monday mornings flight the
migratory birds will now swell 1.-THE
local gone and the hunters may have
good sport until shutdown December
Is, when the season closes until the
first of next September.
Some little confusion has arisen
regarding Regulation 3, closing the
entire year on, migratory insectiv-
orous birds" A glance at the regu-
lation will convince that Anatidae. l. e.
wild ducks, swans, geese, etc.. are
not included in this regulation.
Mr. Cooper has followed birds
many times across this continent
from Florida to Alaska, and back,
and is certainly an intere sting talker
on the subject of migratory birds and
their worth, to the country at large.
], was after making a most extensive
study of the value OF these birds that
the federal government decided to
take a hand in their protection. The
people generally do not realize the
worth OF migratory game and insec-
tivorous birds and therefore are not
sufficiently interested in their well
fare and protection. .t
1t is not the, purpose of the govern
ment to adopt regulations in conflict
with those OF the various states ex-
cept in cases where it is necessary Tor
proper protection, but rather to work
in conjunction with the state officials
and to give aid which will no doubt
be OF great value.
Other features of the government
regulations contained in a circular re-
Gently signed by President WILSON,
are as follows:
& Regulation L.
Fol. the purpose of these regula-
tons the following shah be, considered
migratory game birds;s ~ e
%. Knatidae of water fowl. including
brant, wild. ducks. geesesand swaHs.
Crnidao Or crsnes, ihcluding little
brown. sandhill, and whipping cranes.
Rallidae or rails. including coots,
| gallinules, and, sora and .sother rails.
I.in,icolae o. shofS. birds. including
avocets. curlew, doWitchers. godwits.
knots, oystercatchers. phalaropes, plo-
yer, sandpipers, snipe, stills, surf birds
turnstones, willets. woodcock and yell
lowlegs
Coiumbidae or pigeons, including