Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-18
NOVEMBER FIRST
SEES BIRD LAW
IN EFFECT
Rigid Rules Will Be Put Into
Effect for the Protection Of
the Migratory Birds of the
United States.

United States.
Washington. y. c., oct l7.--Fol-
lowing thu proclamation Of the pres
idcnt Of the United states establish
ing regulations for the protection Of
migratory birds. the department Of
agriculture has set In motion machin-
cry 90 make these rogulations effect
i've In every state on November !. the
date set for the operation Of the pro-
clamatinn. These regulations put un-
der federal protection, FOR the FIRST
time. a large number of migratory
game and lusectivorous birds and thus
places federal restrictions ON the Ave
million hunters of the United States
ia enforcing these regulations federal
authorities w,ll cooperate with state
game commissioners ana other state
authorities In carrying ont the pro-
Visions of the law and 10 prevent com
plieations Ia the local enforcement Of
the regulations.
The states have been grouped into
tslrtcen units or districts each In
charge OF an Inspector. Several OF
thee positions In the west will ba
filled temporarily by regular expert
/ enced employees Of tho department.
The work of organizing win probably
begun In the middle states, the north
west. and the Pacific coast The de-
partmont expects 20 have the assist
ance Of tho game commission depu-
ties IN the states as well as the pub
Tic generally and sportsmon in par
tcular who are Interested IN the sue
cess of the new law.
Among the birds protected by the
| regulations are the brant Wild duck
goose. swan, sranes of various species
/ rail, several kinds OF shore birds. pig
con. dove, wild pigeon, bobolink, cat
! bird, chlckadee, cuckoo, flicker, n.y.
catcher grosbeak, humming bird
knglet, martin meadow lark, might
hawk, nuthatchos, oriole. robin
shriko. swallow. swift. thrush, war
bier. whippoorwiii. woodpecker ans
wren.
The regulations for the enforce
mont 81 the law separate the country
into two zones known as the breeding
and wintcring zones. The formei
comprises twenty-five statese lyini
wholly or In part north OF latitude a
degrees and the Ohio river and th'
latter comprises twenty three state
ana the District OF Columbia lyinl
wholly on VA part south OF Latitude ~
dcgrccs and the ohio river,
| \ close season has been estublishe,
on tho catbird. chlckadeo, grosbcak
hummine bird, martin. meadow lark
bullbat. robin, swallow. thrush. whip
poorwlll. aud woodpecker The reg
ulations contain prohibition abolish
ing the hunting of AN migratory
game. ana insectiyOrous birds from
sunset 20 sunrise. In Maryland. bis
trlct of Columbia. virginia. and Soutl
Carolina the close season for tn
reedbird extends from November q
August 81
A close season until September
1918 rs established on such migrator
game birds MS the band-tailcd pigeor
the little brown sandhil whoopin
crane, swan and curlow and ON al
shore birds except tho black brcaste
and golden plover, Wilson or jac
snipe, woodcock, and yellowlegs,
close season until tho Same date
also established on wood ducks {
Maine, New Hampshire, Vernon
/ Massachusetts. Rhode Island Con
nerticut, New York. New Jorse.
Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Obi,
indiana, Illinois, Michigan. Wiscor
sin. Minnesota. Iowa. Kentucky. Cal
iornia, oregon, ana Washington; a
rails Ia California and Vermont; an
7 no wOodcock In illnol and Missouri.
A close season has been likewli
! pue In force on an migratory bir,
, passing over or NJ rest ON any OF a
O. waters of the main streams of a
Mississippi river between Minneapol
> and Memphis and ON the Nilsson
river between Bismarck and Nebrasl
! city The killing or capture OF aT
such birds ON the shores or from ai
boat or noatlng object along the
streams Is prohibited.
Tho general open season for waite
fowl In the northern zone Is fro
September / 10 December 10 and
the southern zone from November
10 January 10. Massachusetts has
close season on waterfowl from Jn
nary To september rs; New Vol
excepting Long island, from Decor
her 10 To- September i6; Long islam
oregon, ana Washington from IH
unry 10 10 October I. New Jcrs
from February 20 November
Minnesota, Sorth and south Dakol
and Wisconsin from December