PROTECTION OF BIRDS 



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it. The work of the national association has been extended 

 in many lines, including: i. legislation; 2. warden work; 

 3. publications; 4. Junior Audubon classes; and 5. field 

 agents. 



The association has been active in getting proper bird 

 laws passed. A number of years ago a model bird law for 

 song birds was proposed ; this has now been adopted in 



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FIG. 185. Nest and nestlings of little green herons. 



forty states. Laws giving better protection to game birds 

 have been passed as a result of the activities of this asso- 

 ciation. 



Many water birds nest together in large colonies and the 

 association hires wardens to protect these birds during the 

 nesting season. It was estimated that during the season 

 of 1913 about two million birds were protected in this way. 



