Bird-lore (1917) (14753416294) - Public domain zoological illustration

Identifier: birdlore19nati (find matches)
Title: Bird-lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Conservation Periodicals
Publisher: New York, National Association of Audubon Societies
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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MISS JOY MONTGOMERY HIGGINS.Secretary of the Nebraska Audubon Society. (452) Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 453 the evening of February 24 was as delightful as it was instructive. Mr. Millshas many friends in Omaha, and he spoke to a capacity audience, numberingnot a few Juniors in response to whose request he told in closing his ever-charm-ing story of Little Blue. It was at this lecture that the Fuertes slides werefirst presented. Regular monthly meetings have been held throughout the year, always withan interested attendance. Lectures by members of the State Universityfaculty and local ornithologists have been features of our meetings. One hundred war posters, from the National Association of AudubonSocieties, printed on linen, are now being posted in the outlying woods and in
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ONE OF THE WOODED SLOPES IN CHILDS POINT BIRD SANCTUARY AT OMAHA. Childs Point, the beautiful 500-acre bird sanctuary which was preserved toposterity through the generosity of Dr. Harold Gifford. Dr. Gifford has hadposted in the sanctuary other warnings and educational signs. The Society hasoffered a reward for testimony leading to the arrest and conviction of any onebreaking the bird laws. For the purpose and with the hope of acquiring and holding property, theSociety was last July incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska. Every year the interest in bird-Ufe becomes more widespread. The exten-sion work of the Department of Agriculture of the State University, the workin the pubUc schools, the far-reaching work of the National Association, andother influences all do their big bit, but too much thanks cannot be given the 454 Bird - Lore press, especially the newspapers of Omaha, in spreading the propaganda. Forover two years and a half, the Omaha World Herald, aside from fe