Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-10
MIGRATORY BIRD
INCREASING ON
THE Rio GRANDE
Many Varieties Of Land and
Water Fowl, Including a
Flock of Swan, Observed.
In Valley This Spring.

enforcement of the migratory bird
law. the number of both water and
land fowl has increased enormous
~ in the past year. and the number
which have been noted up and
down the valley this spring IN
cludes not only many varieties OF
the ordinary species but others
which are rare to the district,
! SpOrtsmen and bird lovers who
nave frequehted the chain Oh sinai ...l
IaNes 20 'he south VI Nl ii.. ~ l,i
ana Just west Oh huUoSil ; I"llell'
Which nave been useo pI tIlc gun
CRUZ nave Deeh treated 10 lhe S'eit
vi iioch Oh tWeiIty -louI SuPeI"
/ swans e. lne illdS l'IICC' ~ lll e w
rely known as me "hlSIhIIB swan,
On uCcoCht OF tie sounu H'"ue Wy
us wings IN iilsht' 4lleae Iesal
creatures nave spent SoiilG '"o GI
.llree weeks resting on lle ie,ie
iahes, Oh tueii way 10 'HG l'oi nv ..,,i -
preeulhs places NIlelt 'leS VIZ
Spei'u the SuH'hieI' as WIG '""'' 10
cotu "e"'liei p''u' ,,,-,-.,.
10 see ueiil atlse III Ins''t ID az
eApeiiehte WITCH 10 ncVVI 20 W
'heir 5lo"y anu SI'"''',nS piuIl"s
o. ~, nc NV eG1tiin" ~ rh,t,n,,
In -, .' a. doI,,Iin,@ hr,a el,,, ~ 10
"a Nv, ma nnthoritinS thof su,ars
- W 70 a,.,- b.. fiotio, hos - tbat
~ ta,.o ar,, rato tho ubietla
~ fboir fi;rh+ am no hard or
Saron dista9ne tbrough mia r,oar
ajr. N'9''>'
,. .. .,.,,o,
lteee i"hes, ~ NY" ~ g. 10 80. - -
uel'' es@'oli III ny vo'iCS' ~ ~ tn,i
tne wen aitu l''le, llV'' .he -,
S3tloh ditcies, "liofu an '"eai
nesting pace ioF loWL anu an
abundance oI uucN' NIl.cn uo n.y. ~,
rise the minute ll5u.Q oPpea, >,
teS'llIeS 10 the upplec'"'ot Va w
saIety ACCORDED theil, mere ti,e
Gun oath' tite re" ~"o"u' ms -,
t''l' 'iio ioV'' -. ',lIu til.
lucy e, t,,SG , ,S,,,,n " tbs
80 - 'I 1nnn, ,,,fiin ~, d;rman,nn
t"aI '',e ~ ,,o saoios nop Ne oh
sI,,,'o5 y ne die soasoa of tho veor
,is;,r, ana dnct,ino !, tho water
', ,a''5 Gr,r W.. nanI, n,d r,fTiing
Nv ,'i,,,aa ''' 90 bo oomrte mo ,,,od7
n l,,s i iittIa dncI,Iirg eu,jn,mino ahead
of rj,,,
-... T. .,,i,'
A't nature ~ coui ''ne ~ '; Is
great e"paISe "nei' ,"o 49,, 90
oiuen tIl''h lue sNE, uh ~. W. ~
ple lleiuS st,'s0'' a"'.S III S,,,'"I ,,,,t -,
DeiVeN ~ ~ own' LioS.T I o,el ,t mirr,
"IN''' NV '"9e '''L ,,iai,s to
Sttltl ~ IO"tl oNtI AllN Elttllip W
slle West lllG eiiom 9'''t U, atto,. 'oT
III iIt'lilS lIiIiiS M, ,o ,r,1 nie,St
Guy o'e9 nv CiJep 49, t,, g., 70
70 SlI"'c M, uuoh vi IVY IN ~
Shore' ne mar o'' ,L,ao5 - 20 ca
~, oue,tnu, i1 hI,i,Jino sites fo,.
!eet ap,.i 1ilieitS M, VI "a n,;nS ,,d 10
.nS su'itIl,e5, h he s,aoaf guy oinas
Selio" 'S'I',,,, 49, folin,,,s ioVfuI
anu a. potS 3 tt,.o -, ti,rno foTSi,ipe
~ Siiisil@ ~ WV Vi VII w ''''''''''
an s''il''ie'' x
other iano plTuS seen az tiio
lakes are tle great ana lesser ~
loW-heaus, the killueer' tHe jan
Shlpe' when offers great SPoIt 70
huhtsnen as they never lily III Il
straleht llhe' me meadow IaIN
ana dove aiSo ENJOY 'll,S navel
ana rare ana pea''tllul IS the WHIT
raced glossy, shore pifd' ana one
OF the hands0meSt OF inc Ids
Inc glossy IS a MEXICAN specleS'
An abundance OF wiz geese nave
peeh hoteo' me Canauiah goose
winch IL the largest klho ana the
Whlte trohted ana snow goose
nave an oeen seen mere ne p,ach
crowned night hefoh ana the piue
heroh rise and circle the laKeS WIN
lelsufeiy Tapping wings peaul'-
tul blue color; the plttefn ana
othef swamp plrds nave also peeh
occasionally seen 1eSter"aN' up
on VISIT PAID to TINS spot by j. ,.
Lyon, or the oioloslcai survey
with federal warden Is. X. Brlt-
ton an immense duck haWk was
seen TO sWoop down ana rise win
GOOD sized duck In ms mouth
The abundance OF water FOWL
nave Decn hoted not only on the
Itlo Giahde, nut also III western
IeNas' ana indeed, an increase
Throughout the entire united states
IS reported Ffourteen swans WIZ
tered at the head or the GIla IN
the bidck rang put 1t IS nos
thoueIt that they VIII niger IN lhe
STATE durln6 me summer rederaA
warden bllttoh ana MS uepulIeS
are now statlohed IN the state,
noting conditions and the erect OF
tne enforcement OF the migratory
olrd law
Inc purpose or the treaty with
Cahaoa was 10 give water FOWL ana
shore plrds necessary protection.
preventing DETERMINATION OF many
species when were threatened, ana
70 suaru Edluanie song ana lnsee-
tlVorous plrds from destruction,
IL Is very ,pfopaple that Ike
treaty VIII ne maoe with Mexico,
as 1t IS OBVIOUS that protective
measures confined TO the states
would not ne suftlclent When
great majority OF the species either
nest N Canaua OF WINTER IN Mex
leo, or Doth.