THE DANGERS BY THE WAY 



to man. A law known as the Federal Migratory 

 Bird Law has therefore been passed by Con- 

 gress. Under this law migratory game birds 

 can be legally shot only during a certain time 

 in the fall or early winter, and not at all in the 

 spring when they are traveling to their nesting 

 grounds, while all the host of migratory insectiv- 

 orous birds cannot be legally killed at any season 

 or any place in the United States or its territories. 

 It is true that this law does not follow these 

 birds beyond our boundaries, but let us hope that 

 some day we may have treaties with Canada to 

 the north and with other countries to the south, 

 which will insure safe conduct to Citizen Bird 

 throughout the length and breadth of the coun- 

 tries in which he travels. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY 



Mention some birds which build their nests in 

 our houses or barns. In becoming our tenants, how 

 have they changed their nesting habits? Do you 

 know of any birds which have either increased or 

 decreased in numbers? What caused their change 

 in numbers? To what dangers are migrating birds 



