The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-04
BIRD DAY SET
FOR TOMORROW
Tomorrow May 5, Designated
as Time in i, S,
CHILDREN TO TAKE PART
Birthday Of Father Of Bird
Protective Movement,


by tho National Association OF Aulu- .
bon societies as bird day throughout
the United States. and hundreds ot
thousands OF people viii on that &c
caSion perform some special act to pro
mote the protection and conservation
OF the birds OF North America. A good
proportion OF the 10000 school chill
dren who wear the Audubon button
will exhibit bird houses which they
have made he date was chosen be
cause II IS that celebrated as the birth
day OF John James Audubon. father Of
the bird protective movement IN
! America
10 the uninltla,cd celebration OF
| bird day NAV seem inappropriate N
/ tune Of war but the conservation OF
/ the birds ~ so closely related TO tho
food supply OF the nation that u &C
/ tudIly becomes the patriotic duty OF
I every American 10 encourage the pres.
/ crya,ion Of tho bird, That American
/ birds save hundreds OF millions OF dol
lars annually IN their destruction OF
| crop deyouring insects has been proved
by the facts and figures supplied by
| scientists OF the biological survey
| This bureau OF the department Of
agriculture states that the majority OF
land birds subsl,t upon insects during
the period Of nesting and mou,ing.
and also feed their young upon them
during the first few weeks. Many
species live almost entirely upon IN
sccts. taking vegetable food only when
other subsistence fails II is thus cyi-
dent that IN the course OF a year birds
destroy ar inoalculable number OF in
Scct'; and it is difficult TO oycrest-
mate the value OF their services IN
re',raining the great tide Of insect
lie.
According 10 the departments Stats
tics, the annual loss sustained byr glan.-
crS Of cotton amounts % 30ODOOO0
LraSShopperS and other insects each
year DESTROY S5j0WO1D worth Of hay.
and each year 100000 worth OF &C.
reals are consumed by insect pests.
while the calculating farmer has
learned that he must allow q percent
OF his crops 10 be paid as toll to IN
scctS
To offset this tale OF gloom, here is
what one natutaliS, found that four
CHEEKY little chickadees did in the way
of agricultural defense duty -Four
cmckadees, IN a Jew minutes. had eaten
r los female cankerworm moths Exam
/: lncd under the microscope, the moth.
revealed an average OF lSS eggs. CIV,
ing total H2searly 5000 canker
worm moth eggs destroyed Th,
friendly little bird also feeds upon IN
borers living in the bark Of trees, OF
plant lice. which suck the sap: OF
c Catcrpillars. which consume the leaves
and on coddlng worms. which deS,ro
= their share OF the Sl2OO000 worth o
=. fruit lost through insects every year
u \ great measure OF bird conScrva
J, tion is compassed By the erection o
=. bird houses, set up wherever II is de
. sired tha, birds shall dwell In an
tlcipation OF the coming OF Summc
~ and bird day specifications Tor 1000
bird houses to be put up this yea
=, have been sent over the country b.
}, the National Association OF Audubon
socictie. These houses were to b.
built by boys aud girls, the result t.
be the creates, number OF school an
club exhibits Of bird houses ever We
,, arranged ior II il expected that IN
i number may reach a million. Some O
i the plans are pre,entiouS and will un
:, dnub,cdly be appropriated by the NOR
ariStocra,lc and exclusive birds, lik
" the martins. who arc distinctly iaS
y tdious in taste. Others are just plal
little box houses Some arc mad
from sections Of logs. while a tomat
can, with slight adjustment, is mad
suitable for the humble little Jenn
Wren
II 81 am very glad tha, The Nationa
j Association oi Audubon societies ha
iraugura,ed Bird day" says Mr.
Merriam Barley, the leading woma
Nj. orni,hologiS, OF the United States an
" author OF many everyday books abo,
the everyday birds and a member I
the executive committee OF the Aud,
don society Of the Distric, OF Colun
hia This year especially. when cor
= seryation OF American resources is
W every mind and when the conServatio
nc oi our American wild birds is ~ Wit
p' import, because OF their economic valr
70 in increasing the food supply by d,
" vouring the horde' oi devastating il
,,k Sec,s
~ "One Of the mos, interesting ar
I' valuable factors in bird eonScrya,ic
'e at present is the bird sanctuary idc
which is being put into practice
many sections OF the country" az
Mrs Bailey called attention TO- II
most extensive and elaborate OF the
w created bird preserves, which is
Wv Mcriden, y. II. and whose openir
w ceremonies IN the summer OF 1915 we
y, marked by the beautiful bird masqu
!. entitled, Sanctuary" written by Per-
)" Mackayc and IN which the daught
~ President Wilson took a part, Ih
is the most beautiful bird Sanc,ua
/ in the United States, and is being cor
= plcted with degree oi atchitcctur
" effect which places 1t IN unique p
sition |, contains a great bird bal
nu made from a huge howder, which "
wv se, IN place and shaped iot use as
wv memorial 10 Dr. Edward Everett Tia
and there |, another beautiful one
btonie, which was executed for
=. place here by Mrs Louis st. Gaudei
" with many other interesting teatur
Nv ~ Landscape decoration. none OF whiC
NV however. equals the intense interest
IN srired hy the Thousands OF birds