The Colorado statesman., 1913-11-15
BIRD REGULATIONS
Federal Law to Protect the Mi
gratory Game.
Presidents Proclamation Puts Under
Federal Protection, for First Time,
Large Number of lnsectivorous
Birds-Country Divided.

nation of the president of the
United States establishing regulations
for the protection of migratory birds,
the department of agriculture set in
motion machinery that made these
regulations effective in every state on
November l, the date set for the op-
Grafton of the proclamation These
regulations put under federal protec-
ton. for the first time, a large number
of migratory game and insectivorous
birds, and thus placed federal restric-
tions on the 100000 hunters of the
United States. In enforcing these reg
ulations federal authorities will CO.
operate with state game commission
ers and other state authorities in
carrying out the provisions of the law,
and to prevent complications in the
local enforcement of regulations.
The states have been grouped into
13 units or districts, each in charge
| of an inspector. Several of these po-
sitions in the west will be filled tenn
porarily by regular experienced en-
ployes of the department
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 fly
catcher. grosbeak, humming bird.
kinglet, martin, meadow lark, night
hawk, nuthatches. oriole, robin,
shrike. swallow, swift, thrush, war
bier, whippoorwill, woodpecker and
wren.
The regulations for the enforce
ment of the law separate the country
into two zones known as the breeding
and wintering zones. The former COM
prises 25 states lying wholly or in part
north of latitude 40 degrees and the
Ohio river, and. the latter comprises
% states and the District of Colum-
bia lying wholly or in part south of
latitude 40 and the Ohio river
A close season has been establish
ed on the catbird, chickadee, gros-
beak, humming bird, martin, meadow
lark, bullbat, robin, swallow, thrush,
whippoorwill and woodpecker. The
regulations contain a prohibition abol-
ishing the hunting of all migratory
game and insectivorous birds from
sunse to sunrise In Maryland, Dis
trict of Columbia, Virginia and South
Carolina the close season for the reed
bird extends from November to Aug
ust 81.
A close season until September /,
| 1918 is established on such migra-
tory game birds as the band-tailed
pigeon, the little brown sandhill
whooping crane, swan and curlew, and
on all shore birds except the black
breasted and golden plover, Wilson or
jack snipe, woodcock, and yellow
legs. A close season until the same
date is also established on wood
ducks in Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon-
! sin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kentucky, Cali
fornia Oregon and Washington; on
rails In California and Vermont; and
on woodcock in Illinois and Mis-
souri,
A close season has been likewise
put in force ON all migratory birds
the waters of the main streams of
the Mississippi river between Mime
apolis and Memphis, and on the Mis-
souri, river between Bismarck and Ne
bra "a 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 Sep
tember l to December 16, and in the
southern zone from November / to
January 16. Massachusetts has d
close season on Waterfowl from Janu-
airy 1 to September Is; New York ex-
cepting Long Island, from December
l6 to September Is; Long Island, Ore
gon and Washington from January 10
to October 1; New Jersey from Febru-
ary l to November 1; Minnesota,
North Dakota and Wisconsin from De-
cember l to September Z; Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas from February 1 to November
/; District of Columbia, Kansas New
Mexico and West Virginia from De-
CeHDeT 10 W september L, FLORIDA,
Georgia and South Carolina from Feb
ruary IS to November 20; Missouri
and Nevada from January 1 to Sep
tember 10. and Arizona and California
from February 1 to October 10.
The open season on rails, coots and
gallinules is from September l to De-
cember l. Shooting is prohibited in
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Massachusetts from December 1 to
August 10; Connecticut, Michigan and
New York from December l to Sep
tember 16; Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, and Wisconsin from De-
cember 1 to September IT; Oregon
and Washington from January 16 to
October L; Tennessee and Utah from
December l to October L: Missouri