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THE OOLOGI8T 



144. Gray Cheeked Thrush 



Rather common in spring migration, 



145. Olive Backed Thrush 

 Abundant in migration. A few pairs 



remain in the county until the first 

 week in May. It is highly doubtful 

 that they breed here, however. 



146. Hermit Thrush 



Rather common migrant. Apparent- 

 ly more common in the fall. 



147. Am. Robin 



Abundant summer resident. 



148. Bluebird 



Abundant. The first individuals to 

 appear in 1917 came on Jan. 26, with 

 H large fiock of robins. 



With a Camera in Birdland 

 By Arthur H. Farrow 



It must be a source of considerable 

 gratification to all true bird lovers to 

 notice how the trend of events is bring- 

 ing the ornithologist and the photog- 

 rapher together. To our mind, this is 

 a natural order of things, as both 

 sciences are closely related in many 

 ways. The photographer is finding a 

 new field of interest and unlimited pos- 

 sibilities for pictorial expression in 

 birdland, while the ornithologist is 

 using the camera to secure permanent 

 records of his investigations. No 

 branch of nature study is so interest- 

 ing as that devoted to ornithology, but 

 when combined with photography it 

 becomes really fascinating. 



Nobody realizes more fully than 

 readers of this magazine that our na- 

 tive birds are one of the nation's most 

 valuable assets, and that it is our duty, 

 and should be our pleasure, to do 

 everything in our power to protect and 

 conserve them. Bird students are ob- 

 serving with no little concern that 

 many species are becoming rarer each 

 season. It is, therefore, imperative 

 that the greatest discretion be used in 

 taking eggs and killing specimens for 

 their skins. Many ornithologists 



realize this state of affairs and are 

 turning to photography to aid them in 

 their studies and investigations. Some 

 have abandoned the collecting of eggs 

 and skins and are using the camera 

 to record their observations. 



The ornithologist is peculiarly fitted 

 for taking up this branch of photo- 

 graphic work, because one cannot be- 

 come a' successful bird-photographer 

 unless a fairly general knowledge of 

 the birds and their habits is possessed. 



It seems inevitable that a bond 

 should exist between the bird-student 

 and the camera devotee. The bird- 

 photographer is better equipped in 

 every way for the study of birds and 

 their homes because photography is 

 the ideal recording process and can 

 render facts, forms and texture in a 

 manner of which no other graphic art 

 is capable. The ornithologist who 

 uses photography to aid him in his 

 studies will never regret having done 

 so, or will ever lose interest in the 

 w^ork. 



The sporting side of making bird 

 pictures is one of the things that will 

 especially appeal to the outdoor man. 

 To "shoot" a bird with a camera calls 

 for considera'bly more skill than is re- 

 quired to kill a bird with a shotgun. 

 The camera man has to pit his wits 

 against the sharpest and most timid 

 of the denizens of the woods and 

 countryside. A series of really good 

 pictures of birds and their nests and 

 eggs is something that one can well 

 be proud of, and in obtaining them 

 one has the a'dded satisfaction of 

 knowing that no living thing has been 

 ]'uthlessly destroyed. 



Bird photography is by no means 

 one of the easiest applications of 

 photoplay. On the contrary, it re- 

 requires considerable skill, technical 

 knowledge, perseverance and patience. 

 One of the secrets of success lies in 

 being prepared. Plans should be made 



