Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Taking an Early Morning
Hike With Bird Lovers is
Rare Treat for Initiated
1Amateur' Accompanies Ornthologists on Trip Through
Woods and Canons of Fontenelle Reserves Annual
seWarbler Day" Held Saturday at Childs Point.
~ MABEL GUDMUNDSEN.

Point. watching the sun rise above
ne Missouri river. tramping miles
through the Fontenelle forest reserve,
listening to the songs Of birds and
catching glimpses Of bright eolored
plumage was a part of Saturday S
program for members of the Nebras.
ka Ornithogolists union, which held
its annual meeting in Omaha last
week.
Nearly 100 bird lovers were pres
emf. Among them were 20 members
Of the Bruner Bird club from Lin
coin. The club Is named after Prof.
Lawrence Bruner Of Lincoln, who is
recognized as the most famous natur-
a1ist in the world. and who has in
spifed the members OF the club 70
do original work in the study OF birds
and their habits. Mrs. George Love-
1hnd. secretary OF the club, and sew
efal Instructors and students from
the state university were in Omaha
tor the meeting.
Wilson Tout, superintendent oi
schools At North Platte, is an ardent
bird lover and was one OF the most
aetive members OF the bird hunt
Saturday.
Mrs. Lily Ruegg Button Of FIRE.
mont has attained distinction because
of her ability to set the songs OF the
birds TO music. She carries her music
blanks with her on the trips and as
III hears the singing Of bird she
writes the notes and thus preserves
he cong OF the shy little warbler.
Y don't look for birds; ! listen
tai Them" explained Mrs. Button.
who Il able to distinguish scores OF
birds BY their songs.
Saturday was warbler day" be-
cauee Il ID now the height OF the
vaYbler's migration. There are l5J
diferent kinds OF warblers. The bird
enthusiasts were delighted because
they caught = glimpse OF the Cape
Nav warbler, which is seldom seen
y faf north as Nebraska. It Is q
9jny bird, scarcely FIVE inches in
Ienxth. Its full throat Is . bright
Korange and its song Is melodious
JitlIo wsrble.
First Summer Tanagisr.
The summer tanagier was another
onuiusi Nebraska bird which the
sudubons saw perched high on the
hrsnches of an old oak tree. 1t Is q
l;ltIe red bird and is usually found In
q y southern states. As far as au-
ikofIties know. this 10 the first time
lE summer tanagier has ever been
eeoa In Nebraska, as no record has
beSn found which includes It.
TIE bird lovers separated in groups
81 B or 10 and tramped in various
&lfeetions over the hills and through
tlso cauons OF the reserve. At moor
m net Il the spring for camp fir'
Ieheon and to compare notes OF
m bifds. Many OF the groups saw
xI6erent kinds OF birds. A tota
u IA different kinds Of birds wer'
sQ<n W the members.
AImost = hundred different kind!
of birds an hours ride from Sixteenth
ind Farnam strcetsl The busy
omnhan, whose heart is heavy with
l6oorhts of shrapnel and submarines
6ad lutocracy and Won Hindenburs
4l|l find il hard to realize that he Is
xilhIn easy hiking distance to the
c5So 81 50 different kinds Of birds
m more than that, many varieties
MiId flowers.
Enjoyed BY All.
one does not need to be an au.
(h6fity on birds to enjoy trip with
lhe audubons. A tramp through the
4 loreot. the full-leaved trees. hillside:
toxered with wild honeysuckles and
ISfkapur, and the twitter of tiny song
6fors IS both rest and stimulus
Those's the smell OF spring in tn.
nif and the place Is pregnant will
lie hope Of growing things. TIL.
1iofnnt hills are checkered will
4 Fs1hly plowed fields and the tin!
SSihways in the valleys are edge
Wtlh strawberry beds, white will
~ government Is co-operatini
911x re work of bird lovers and tn
\ @6Gk Of studying birds and thei
k1hlls ID real war measure for "th
Il 31Sst bird in the right place" will d
neh To conserve crops by destroy
6f harmful insects, and the bir'
)oVers are helping in this method o
food conservation.
Among the birds that were seen b
members of the Ornithologists unio
Saturday are: Barn swallow, wrer
western meadow lark, thrasher, yel
low warbler, Baltimore oriole, red
headed woodpecker, Phoebe, blu
jzys hairy woodpecker. downy wood
peexer, great crested fly catches
myrtle warbler, chickadee, WOO
fhfush, red-eyed wren, gold hncl
hite breasted nut hatch, red winge
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