THE AUDUBON BULLETIN II 
Other desirable goals are the establishment of bird preserves ere it is 
too late. ‘hese could at the same time be wild flower preserves and the 
saving of choice bits of our great outdoors, scenic nooks and corners, from 
despoliation. Therefore, such objectives give the opportunity to co-operate 
with wild flower preservation societies, friends of our native landscape, 
garden clubs, and the like. All such agencies and helpers should be made 
use of. 
Many of our members are, undoubtedly, members of golf and country 
clubs, or at least have among their friends such who are members. ‘There 
is a chance of having such grounds declared bird preserves, the caretakers 
instructed to keep off hunters, and have certain corners or the neighborhood 
of buildings planted up with trees and shrubs, that, besides being orna- 
mental, at the same time produce berries and other fruit much sought after 
by birds. This has been tried successfully in several localities. Of course, 
we know that the killdeer and the prairie horned lark have already appro- 
priated golf courses as their nesting domains. 
Let us keep our eyes open, and if we notice that certain bits of favorite 
natural habitat of birds is threatened with spoliation at the hands of super- 
zealous or misinformed officials, such as forest preserve boards, park or 
drainage officials, let us get active before the harm is done, and try to pre- 
vent it. Often such officials are quite willing to do the right thing, if only 
their attention is called to it. Especially let us see to it that we save what 
little swamp land still remains. The swamp birds are the ones most sorely 
pressed by the taking away of their nesting habitats. Often the draining 
of a little swamp does nobody any good. 
Let those able to give talks to school children, clubs, and societies do so. 
Others may be in position to send items, tending to keep the issue of bird 
protection and bird information alive, to local papers. 
If all our members would consider themselves so many committees of 
one of their respective localities, no doubt much more would be achieved 
than is now the case. Please do not think, ““Well, that is what we have 
our officials, our board of directors, for.” They are working along such 
lines, but they cannot be everywhere in the state and know the precise 
time and opportunity for action in the several places. Furthermore, they 
are all extremely busy men, teachers and business men, who simply are not 
able to give more to this work than they are doing. They all gladly would, 
if they could. Therefore, let us all work together, pull together in the 
good cause, and the results of 1931 will be commensurate with our efforts, 
greater than ever before. 
