SOME OHIO BIRDS 
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The shooting - of all water fowl should be discourag-ed during- the 
spring migration, so as to encourag-e nesting- again of many species 
that formerly nested in the state. 
AUDUBON SOCIETIES 
Through organized effort, much has been accomplished in way 
of bird protection. Chief among the many organizations of this 
kind is the National Association of Audubon Societies, made up of 
State Societies which, in turn, are composed of local chapters. The 
state and local organizations retain their individuality. The work is 
directed along the lines of education and legislation; the former being 
the more important, although much has been accomplished by the 
passage of wise laws. A number of islands along the Atlantic, Gulf, 
and Pacific Coasts have been set aside by the National Government 
as reservations for the sea birds, that they may nest and rear their 
young, unmolested. Wardens are maintained upon these reserves 
to keep plume hunters and poachers from plying their nefarious 
business; this has prevented the extermination of several species, 
much hunted for their plumes and prized for millinery purposes. 
Because of legislation and the activity of wardens in enforcing the 
laws prohibiting the sale, possessing or wearing the plumage of our 
wild birds, this custom has lost much of its popularity. All matters 
relating to birds, with a view to stimulating interest in their study 
and protection, are reported through Bird-Lore,* the official organ of 
the Audubon Societies. 
ECONOMIC TREATMENT OF GROUPS AND SPECIES 
THE THRUSH FAMILY 
In the classification of birds, the Thrushes have been accorded 
first place. As songsters, they take high rank; their voices being 
wonderfully sweet and expressive. They are wood-inhabiting, for 
the most part, and migratory. During migrations, they are more 
or less gregarious, when they frequent gardens and fields, as well as 
the woodlands, in flocks. The group is represented in Ohio by five 
species of true Thrushes and two closely allied species—the Robin 
and Bluebird. The true Thrushes occur only in summer or during 
the migrations; the Robin and the Bluebird are also summer resi¬ 
dents, but are of more or less frequent occurrence in all sections of 
the state during winter. The food of the Thrushes and their allies 
is very similar, and is largely insectivorous, consisting for the most 
part, of injurious forms. The greater portion of fruit eaten is of 
wild varieties and agreeable only to the birds. 
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