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destruction of Malheur Lake, and asked that protests be filed with the Oregon 

 State Land Board and with the Department of Interior in Washington. Up to 

 the present time the matter has not been settled. 



On the Malheur Reservation are large breeding colonies of White Pelicans, 

 California Gulls, Caspian Terns, and Western Grebes, as well as thousands of 

 Canada Geese, and literally tens of thousands of wild Ducks representing all 

 species found in such regions of the Northwest. 



From the foregoing it will be seen that the cause of bird-protection has not 

 yet sufficiently advanced in this country but what eternal vigilance and the 

 reasonable use of funds are necessary if we are not to suffer irreparable loss in 

 our wild bird-life. At any moment a valuable colony of birds is likely to be 

 wiped out. 



The warden force of forty-seven men which we maintained the past year is 

 divided into three groups: i. Wardens on the United States Bird Reserva- 

 tions, who, as a rule, receive part of their salary from the Government. 2. 

 Wardens on the general Audubon Reservations. 3. Wardens guarding Egret 

 rookeries. 



LIST OF WARDENS ON GOVERNMENT RESERVATIONS SUPPORTED 

 IN PART BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUDUBON SOCIETIES 



T. J. Ashe. Key West and Tortugas Reservations, Florida. 

 Ludwig Bethel (Assistant). Tortugas Reservations, Florida. 

 J. J. Furber. Klamath Lake Reservation, Oregon. 



We furnish patrol-boat and pay for repairs. 

 Paul Kroegel. Pelican Island Reservation, Florida. 



We provide a patrol-boat. 

 Alexander McLean. Huron Islands Reservation, Michigan. 

 Albert Matulich. Tern Island Reservation, Southwest Pass, Louisiana. 

 B. J. Pacetti. Mosquito Inlet Reservation, Florida. 



We furnish engine and pay for repairs for patrol-boat. 

 Wm. M. Sprinkle. Breton Island Reservation, Louisiana. 



We furnish and maintain large patrol-boat and small gasoline launch. 

 W. Levi Sprinkle (Assistant). Breton Island Reservation, Louisiana. 



LIST OF GENERAL WARDENS 



Maine. Austin Beal Freeman's Rock. 



Edwin E. Bailey Pumpkin Rock. 



George E. Cushman Stratton Island. 



Dennis DriscoU Little Duck Island. 



Charles D. Dyer Matinicus Rock. 



A. T. Faulkingham Forster, Brothers, and Libby Islands. 



Joseph M. Gray Great Duck Island. 



Edgar E. Harlow Moosehead Lake. 



John E. Purington Xash Island. 



Fred E. Small Old Man's Island. 



Elisha G. Bunker Cranberry Island. 



Willis E. Snow Matinic Island. 



