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A few fishermen may want to row about to places not otherwise 

 accessible, but it is believed that these will be few. 



Hunters are forbidden by the state to shoot on the lake; and birds 

 are safe there at all times as far as lawful shooting is concerned, for the 

 lake is under the specific care of the state game and fish department as 

 a reserve or refuge. 



If the hunters will obey this ruling, they will find that the birds will 

 come in great numbers to the lake and will fly out into the fields and 

 along neighboring water courses to feed, when the hunter will have his 

 chance. 



WARDENS TO ENFORCE LAW 



The game wardens have served notice that the rule about shooting 

 on the lake must be observed. The open season rule never applies to the 

 lake itself. It is closed at all seasons to any kind of shooting. 



The movement to keep even boatmen away from certain parts of 

 the lake so that the birds may be wholly undisturbed is just along the line 

 followed last spring when the birds became so friendly and tame in the 

 area near the county bridge. 



PENALTY HEAVY 



The penalty for violations of the section of the act protecting the 

 game preserves is a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200, or im- 

 prisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty days nor more than 

 sixty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. 



With the public sentiment in this community so strong for the pro- 

 tection of the water fowl, the game wardens and other officials feel that 

 their stand on enforcement of the law will be backed by both the people 

 and the courts. 



A Lecture Course and Correspondence Course 



in the 

 Elements of Ornithology 



THROUGHOUT New England there are many people who would 

 like to study ornithology or at least take a first course in this 

 science. This demand comes from members of bird clubs, ornithological 

 clubs, the New England Bird Banding Association, etc. Few of our 

 universities offer courses in this subject. To supply this need the New 

 England Bird Banding Association has secured the services of Dr. 

 Glover M. Allen, who will give a course in the Elements of Ornithology 

 in Boston this coming winter. The Nuttall Ornithological Club, the 

 Brookline Bird Club and the Essex County Ornithological Club have 

 officially endorsed the project. Dr. Allen is an all-around naturalist, 



