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THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



Protection 

 of Birds 



Read on the other aide of this card how 

 the Illinois and the United Stated laws 

 recognize the right of birds to life, 

 liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 



Report violations of the law to the 

 nearest constable. Also report violators 

 to the State Game and Fish Com- 

 mission. Springfield, HI. Write the 

 Illinois Audubon Society, 1649 Otis 

 Bidg., Chicago, for advice. 



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(Non-Game Birds) 



The laws of Illinois forbid killing, 

 catching, or having in one's possession, 

 living or dead, practically all the non- 

 game birds of the state. The birds 

 thus protected by law include robins, 

 blue birds, meadowlarlcs, bobolinks, 

 sparrows and finches, swallows, wrens, 

 owls, thrushes, nearly all the hawks 

 and a long list of other birds. Any 

 person who shall kill or catch or have 

 in his possession, living or dead, any 

 such wild birds, or part of a bird, shall 

 for each offense be subject to a fine of 

 $5.00 and costs for each bird killed or 

 caught or shall be imprisoned not to 

 exceed ten days. 



(Game Birds) 



The laws of the United States also pro- 

 tect the wild birds named above and 

 permit the killing of game birds, such 

 as geese, ducks, brants, coot, snipe, 

 plover, etc., only between September 

 1 5 and December 31. inclusive of each 

 year. Thia make* all spring shoot' 

 ing illegal. Anyone violating the 

 United States Law may be fined not 

 more than $100 or imprisoned not 

 more than ninety days. 



(Constables) 



All constables in Illinois are by virtue 

 of their offices special deputy wardens 

 for the protection of birds and shall 

 receive in addition to the fees and mile- 

 age provided by law. one-half of all the 

 funds recovered for violation of the 

 state law in cases where they have 

 filed the complaint. 



ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY 



.OFFICERS. 

 PrMideat Vjr« fl— iiUnl 



Mr. Ogl™ M. Schuti ja* L SndK 



*» So. Hil«d St.. CH^ 



Constables. 



All constables in 

 Illinois are by virtue 

 of their office special 

 deputy wardens for 

 the protection of 

 birds and shall re- 

 ceive in addition to 

 the fees and mileage 



provided by law, 



one-half of all the 



funds recovered for violation of the State law 



in cases where they have filed the complaint. 



An edition of this card translated into 

 Italian has also been printed. Copies of these 

 cards in either English or Italian can be ob- 

 tained by writing the Secretary of. the Society. 

 It is recommended that a mailing list of vio- 

 lators of the law in each community be pre- 

 pared and copies of the card sent those on 

 the list. A friendly visit to the local con- 

 stables and the presentation to them of a copy 

 of this card might be of valuable service. 

 Upon request the Illinois Audubon Society 

 will mail cards directly to addresses furnished 

 the Secretary. 



* * * 



The officials of the Exmoor Country Club at Highland Park recently 

 invited the Illinois State Audubon Society to suggest plans for making 

 a bird sanctuary of the Club Grounds and set aside a generous appropria- 

 tion for carrying out the plans. A committee representing the directors 

 of the Audubon Society and consisting of Mr. Ruthven Deane, Mr. Everett 

 Millard, and Mr. Jesse L. Smith, has taken direct charge of the work. 

 About eighty nesting boxes including three colony nests for Martins have 

 been set in place. Six feeding stations and three bathing pools complete 

 the present equipment. Nesting boxes of three different types, including 

 the Berlepsch Box, are being tried out. Each box is numbered and has 

 a removable cover, and it is planned to inspect these boxes at least once a 

 month during May and June. 



The Club House stands on a wooded ridge from which the grounds 

 slope down gently to the Skokie Valley. A thin screen of woods follows 

 down the slope opening out here and there to make room for the golf 

 course. There are several areas where heavy tangles are to be set with 

 fruit-bearing shrubbery. A pond near the edge of the course has a colony 

 house hard by, which the Martins filled last summer. Bordering on the 

 west is a marsh area traversed by the Skokie slough, and dotted with 

 wooded islands, the whole area including about two hundred acres. 



Acting for the Country Club the Audubon Committee petitioned the 

 State Game and Fish Commission to declare the Exmoor Country Club 

 Grounds a State Game and Bird Refuge. The petition has been granted, 

 and steps are now being taken to include within the reservation the adjoining 



