The evening times., 1913-10-17
MIGRATORY BIRDS
TO Be PROTECTED
New Game Regulations Pro-
mulgated by Presiednt Go
Into Effect Nov. /.
DIVIDE COUNTRY
INTO TWO ZONES
Separated into Breeding and
Wintering Districts For
Strict Enforcement

Washington. Oct. 17.-Following the
proclamation of the president of the
United states establishing regulations
Ior the protection OF migratory birds.
the department of agriculture has sci
IN motion machinery to make these
Eegulations effective in every state ON
November 1. the date set for the on
eration of the proclamation. These
regulations put under federal protec
zion, for the first time large mum.
Der OF migratory game and insectiyor-
Gus birds and thus places federal re-
strictions on the five million hunters
OF the United States. In enforcing
:sI smsse regulations federal authorities
Wlll cooperate with state game com
missioners and other state authori
ties IN CARRYING out the provisions of
the law and to prevent complica tions
IN the local enforcement of the reeu-
3ations.
The states have been grouped into
thirteen units or districts, each in
Sthharse ths. Of. OF an inspector. Several of
hlledtemporarily by regular expert
enced employees of the department.
the work of organizing will probably
be begun in the middle states. the
northwest and the Pacific coast. The
department expects to have the as
distance of the game commission repu-
sies In the states as well as the pub
nc generally and sportsmen in par
Hcular who are interested in the suc.
cess Of the new law.
Some OF Those Protected.
Among the birds protected by the
regulations are the brant, wild duck.
goose. swan. cranes of various species
rail. several kinds of shore birds
pigeon, dove, wild pigeon, bobolink,
catbird, chickadee. cuckoo, flicker. flv.
catcher. srosbeak. humming bird
kinglet, martin, meadow lark, night
naWk, nuthatches, oriole, robin.
ehrike, swallow. swift, thrush, war
oler. whippoorwill, woodpecker and
wren.
The regulations for the enforcement
OF the law separate the country into
TWO zones known as the breeding and
wintering zone. The former comprises
twenty-five states lying wholly or in
part north of latitude 40 and the Ohio
river. and the latter comprises twen-
ty-three states and the District of
Columbia lying wholly or in part
river.
a closed season has been estab-
lished on the catbird, chickadee, gros-
beak, humnaing bird, martin, meadow
lark. bullbat. robin. swallow, thrush.
whippoorwill and woodpecker. The
regulations contain prohibition
abolishing the hunting of all migra-
from sunset to sunrise. In Mary
land. District Of Columbia. Virginia
and South Carolina the close season
Tor the reedbird extends from Novem.
Der to August 81.
A closed season until Sept i, 1918,
ts established on such migratory
game birds as the band-tailed pigeon.
H.
crane, swan and curlew and on ali
shore birds except the black-breasted
and golden plover. Wilson or Jack
sntpe. woodcock and yellowlegs. A
closed season until the same date is
also established on wood ducks in
Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont,
Hnns,a,sl Mas,aeh1setts; S, vI Rhode Island. Con-
eylvania. West Virginia, Ohio, In
diana, Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Kentucky, Califor-
mia, Oregon and Washington: on rails
In California and Vermont: and on
woodcock in Illinois and Missouri.
A closed season has been likewise
put in force on all migratory birds
waters on the main streams of the
mississippi river between Minneapolis
and Memphis and on the Missouri
river between Bismarck and Nebraska
City. The killing or capture of any
such birds on the shores or from any
boat or floating object along these
streams Is prohibited.
The general open season for water
fowl in the northern zone Is from
Sept. ] to Dec 16 and in the south
ern zone from Nov. / to Jan ,6
Massachusetts has close season on
waterfowl from Jan. to Sept. 10;
New York. excepting Long Island,
from Dec. 16 to Sept. 16: Long Is
Jan. 16 to Oct. !: New Jersey. from
Feb. 1 to Nov. L; Minnesota. North
and South Dakota and Wisconsin,
from Dec. / to Sept. Z; Delaware.