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The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



[Vol. XXXVI 



766. Bluebird. — About 25. 



Both the Spring and Fall migrations of Warb- 

 lers were very light. With the exception of the 

 Myrtle Warbler we have seen no flocks of Warb- 

 lers this year of over 10 or 12 birds. 



Last year there was no food for the Winter 

 birds in this vicinity or farther north, so, fexcept 

 at ■ my feeding station, we had practically no 

 Winter birds. 



The Doctor and I spent four days in February 

 up the Algoma Central Railway, some fifty miles 

 north of the "Soo". Three Chickadees, one 

 Downy Woodpecker, and one Canada Ruflfed 

 Grouse were the sum total of what we could find. 



This year everything is loaded with fruit and 

 the Winter birds should be here in force. 



PROSECUTIONS — Migratory Birds Convention Act 



By Officers of the Dominion Parks Branch and Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 



Reported during the period May 4th, 1922 — 

 November 23, 1922. 



Joseph Bruno, Ojibway, 'Essex County, Ontario. 

 Molesting Ducks in close season. Fine $10.00 and 

 costs. 



Seizure — one .35 Caliber Revolver. 



Fred Chappus, Petite Cote, Ontario. Molest- 

 ing Ducks in close season. Fine $10.00 and costs. 



Seizure — One 12-gauge Winchester repeating 

 shot gun. 



Onesime Belisle, He Verte, P.Q. Having in 

 possession an Eider Duck in close season. Fine 

 $10.00 and costs. 



Seizure — One shot gun. 



William Belisle, Trois-Pistoles, P.Q. Having in 

 possession an Eider Duck in close season. Charge 

 withdrawn. 



Wilfrid Talbot, Ste. Eloi, P.Q. Ha\dng in 

 possession an Eider Duck in close season. Charge 

 withdrawn. 



Louis Mailloux, St. Simeon, P.Q. Having in 

 possession portions of migratory birds in close 

 season. Charge withdrawn. 



John Tremblay, St. Simeon, P.Q. Having in 

 possession portions of migratory birds in close 

 season. Charge withdrawn. 



John Lyman Nickerson, Big Mud Island, Yar- 

 mouth Co., N.S. Having in possession a number 

 of Terns' eggs. Fine $15.00 and costs. 



Frank Stranahan, Killam, Alberta. Hunting 

 migratory game birds with an automatic shot gun. 

 Fine $10.00 and costs. 



Seizure — One automatic shot gun. 



George Finlay, 21 Fairleigh Crescent, Hamilton, 

 Ontario. Having in possession a Woodcock in 

 close season. Fine $10.00. 



W. W. Powell, 191 Mary St., Hamilton, On- 

 tario. Having in possession a Woodcock in close 

 season. Fine $10.00. 



EDITORIAL 



BIRD SANCTUARIES ON THE NORTH SHORE OF THE GULF OF ST. 



LAWRENCE. 



CONSERVATION is now widely recognized 

 as an essential element in our attitude toward 

 all wild creatures. What treasures of wild 

 life we now po.ssess ought to have their perpetua- 

 tion assured. In the maintenance of such a 

 policy lies the greatest wealth and the greater 

 good, both for us and for the humanity of the 

 future. 



In the conservation of our valuable and in- 

 teresting bird life, it has been found that the 

 establishment of sanctuaries or reserves, where 

 birds may nest or feed in assured safety, is a most 

 effective means of protection. It is especially 



applicable to sea-birds and other water-fowl, 

 because these birds often nest habitually in con- 

 centrated colonies, where great numbers of 

 breeding birds may be protected on comparatively 

 small areas. 



Many sanctuaries for such birds have already 

 been established officially in North America. Up 

 to the present time, however, far the greater 

 number of these sanctuaries are in the territory 

 of the United States. That country has estab- 

 lished bird reservations on both the Atlantic and 

 the Pacific coasts, in the Mississippi Valley, and 

 in Alaska. Some of these include large areas. 



