The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-18
BIRDS
TO BE- PROTECTED

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Following the
proclamation of the president of the
United States establishing regulations
for the protection Of migratory birds,
the department Of agriculture has set
In motion machinery to make these
regulations effective in every state on
Nov. /, the date set for the operation
Of the proclamation. These regulations
put under federal protection, for the
first time, a large number of migra-
tory game and insectivorous birds n
thus places federal restrictions on the
5000, 900 hunters of the United States.
In enforcing these regulations federal
authorities will cooperate with state
game commissioners and other state
authorities in carrying out the pro-
visions of the law and to prevent
complications in the local enforcement
Of the regulations.
The states nave been grouped into
thirteen units or districts, each in
charge Of an inspector. Several Of
these positions in the west will be fill
ed temporarily by regular experienced
employees Of the department. The
work Of organizing will probably be
begun in the middle states, the north
west and the Pacific coast. The de-
partment expects to have the assist
ance of the game commission deputies
in the states as we'll as the public
generally and sportsmen in particular
who are interested in the success 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, fly
catcher, g~rosbeak, humming bird, king
let, martin, meadow lark, night hawk,
nuthatches, oriole, robin, shrike, sWal-
low, swift, thrush, warbler, whippoor-
will, woodpecker and wren.
The regulations for the enforcement
Of the law separate the country into
two 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 twenty
three states and the District OF COL
umbia, lying wholly or in part south
of latitude 40 and the Ohio river.
A closed season has been establish
ed on the catbird, chickadee, gross
beak, humming bird, martin, meadow
lark, bullbat, robin, swallow, thrush,
w"hippoorwill and woodpecker. The
regulations contain a prohibition abol-
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game and insectivorous birds from
sunset to sunrise. In Maryland, Dis
trict of Columbia, Virginia and South
Carolina the closed season of the red
bird extends from Nov. l to Aug. 81.
A closed season until Sept l, 1918,
is established on such migratory
game birds as the b~and-tailed pigeon,
the little brown sandhill w%hooping
crane, swan and curlew and On all
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,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, New York. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon-
sim. Minnesota, Iowa, Ketucky, Cali
fornia, 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 of the main streams Of the
Mississippi river between Minneapo-
IS and Memphis and on the Missouri
river between Bismarck and Nebras-
ka City. The killing or capture Of
any such birds on the shores or from
any boat or floating object along these
str cams is prohibited.
The general open season for water
fowl in the northern zone is from
Sept. / to Dec. Is and in the southern
zone from Nov. l to Jan. Is. Massa-
chpsctt... las a close season on water
fowl from Jan 1 to Sept. Is; New