Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-03

January the governor of Kentucky referred to the migratory bird law with the recommendation that 'our state laws should be made to conform to the regulations as prescribed by the federal government
 Action along this line has already begun with the introduction of bills in five of the state legislatures now In session to make the state laws con form with the. regulations under the federal migratory bird law. In Vir. ginia where country boards of super. visors have authority to shorten the season where necessary the counties on the eastern shore have already taken action by closing the season for waterfowl to conform with the dates under the federal regulations. The result Of such action is to eliminate misunderstanding on the part of sportsmen and enable the entire war. den force of the state to assist more effectively in the enforcement of the law.
 Plans for Work: In attacking. the practical problem of waterfowl pro. tecticn the department has made plans not only to protect the birds on their winter feeding grounds and in their northwarG migration but is out lining work for the future. Of the various bird reservations in the south four are of considerable importance as wildfowl refuges These are the Mosquito tn.et Resrrvation on the east coast of Florida the Breton Is. land Reservation north of the mouth Of the Mississippi the McIlhenny Ward Preserves in Louisiana and Marsh Island recently acquired by Mrs. Russell Sage On the Mosquito Inlet Reservation which occupies a stretch of IS miles along the Halifax river experiments a e being made in feeding the birds and keeping them on the refuge where they will not be molested.
 Reports from all the states indi cate that ducklng clubs closed promptly at the end of the seascn and will not reopen until next au tumn. The grounds belonging to these clubs will thus form important refuges during the spring and A plan Is being worked out by which it Is hoped that at least on some of these
 efuges experimtnts in propagation esan be undertaken this year
 Much more detailed inn rmation regarding the northwar5 movement of ducks and geese is desirable. In or. der to obtain the necessary data "hedules have been mailed to each Of the federal wardens in the north. ern zone. On these schedules will be Kept a record of the exact date of arrival of the various migratory birds and in June these reports should be returned to the department so trat tIe records can be filed and tabuiated Tor use. A plan is also in contempla- tion for tagging several hundred ducks SO that if the birds are shot next season and reported definite informa. ton will be available as to the routes by which they travel. Tags similar to those used in marketing Homing Pigeons will be attched to the birds cg and each tag will bear a serial number and will be labeled Notify U. s. Dept. Agric. Wash. D. C."
 An auxiliary force of voluntary assstants designated as Game Pro. tectors' is being organized to consist of persons who are in a position to aid in the cause Of migratory bird, protection but who either do not de, sire to undertake warden work or who hold no commissions as state
 fficers.
 In spite of the numerous requests --------------------------- --------