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one specimen, a marsh hawk, and a feather or two that might have been 
those of quail in two others. The Conservation Commission’s report points 
out that marsh hawks and red-tails feed on carrion, that neither is capable 
of catching a healthy, vigorous quail, so it is likely they eat only dead or 
crippled birds. 
The case is plain enough, the commission concludes, that hawks and 
owls ‘fare mostly mousers and should be protected as valuable allies to the 
farmer.” Of course, it is pointed out, the farmer has a right to kill any 
marauder that is taking his chickens, but any widespread campaign against 
the two species would be harmful both to wildlife propagation and to 
agriculture. 
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First Aid for Birds 
By CONSTANCE NICE 
READING LATE one evening, I was startled by a bang at the window. On 
the floor I discoveved our tame song sparrow, who, apparently seized by 
migration restlessness, had flown so hard against the window that his 
heart and respiration had stopped. I applied artificial respiration with 
thumb and forefinger, pressing down on both sides of his chest to expel 
the air and releasing the pressure to draw the air back into the lungs. 
In a few minutes his heart began to beat, he began to breathe feebly and 
then more normally, and, after a quiet night in a cage, was pretty well 
recovered, although he did not recover his normal enthusiasm until later 
in the day. 
I suggest to my readers that, if they find a bird that has apparently 
just “killed” itself against a window or some other obstacle, they try 
artificial respiration to see whether heart action and breathing cannot be 
restarted. 
Chicago, Illinois. 
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Lecture by Dr. Bailey 
WE ARE pleased to announce a lecture to be delivered by Dr. Alfred M. 
Bailey, Director of the Colorado Museum of Natural History, a former 
Director of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, and an honorary member of 
the Illinois Audubon Society. His subject will be “The Desert Islands of 
Mexico” and will be given at the Academy of Sciences on Monday evening, 
March 17, at eight o’clock. Our members are ‘well acquainted with the 
splendid quality of Dr. Bailey’s photography and know that we may expect 
an excellent talk and an altogether enjoyable evening. Don’t forget the date 
and bring your bird-minded friends. 
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SCATTERED OVER the State of Illinois are no less than twenty state parks 
ranging in size from 3200 down to 21 acres and all are wildlife preserves 
where we have the opportunity to study our favorite subjects, whether it 
be birds and small mammals or flowers and trees. 
