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Show UUlUUAiU You'll See At The Refuge.,: ' (fCome Back ,mA S 1 1 luuuiimu, umm , You'll See At The Refuge ... .II i f t Preceding Page Bird refuge has drop sum-vereach succeeding low rate. From y .. uouar Investment River refuge today of Jv, an investment million dollars. Besides for dike outlay great deal of money. in the finishing-Less- rigrnal 1. a rtf refuge headquar-i- t dam. The diversion the were dressed of the dikes and automobile navel, it itr li the ai aa steel 100-fo- towers were verr sape this ie works con- acres several ei made and administration at a cost mgs constructed (5000, Headquarters coft-o- f li har fill of A i oun ob--Io- n built and - control- 18, and was fenced refuge Two I the along constructed rk mi miles long the nearest' & to la, and gravel road A line 17 Built from modern office a y bunga-laborator- building, super-dent- s house, water flltera-an- d power plant building, me shop, large garage, struc- and other houses J i At an spre res imp torn hem il Am ula; rate! owtl ho: in latu ail are heated supplied by a plant operated atural gas supplies electrize administration build-ar- e of concrete with red and are modern In The aquatic lab-- ! af-a- e building, designed at Ann Arbor, Michigan, voted to aquatic research, building contains 40 glass for the development and of local marine life. buildings gas, A lywelL atural Conditions the top il tower m gh die refuge hospital, may watch . emer-ease- s that use the not only refuge, inbut ducks, white swans, ns dian nj observers , of every descrip-amon- g the 200 species of m the .. t Treatment of ntro , 100-foo- powerful glasses, of the refuge., erj' epth Restored of a ans geese, and phea- - ring-necke- d The Treganza Heron, exotic bird, with its impossibly crook- ed, long neck, long bill and long legs. And all of the refuge birds are free and wild although tame and easy to come close to. sants, were brought In for study and observation and dying birds were Installed in wards consisting of rows of frames covered .with wire screening. Here experts had the opportunity to give each sick bird Individual treatment. If a duck or swan was found suffering from lead poisoning, water forced Into Its stomach with a bulb and hose washed out dozens of lead shotgun pellets that the bird had gulped down in Its search for food in aieas where shooting is permitted. A dose of. medicine from a tall glass graduate, instead of a spoon, cures a pelican troubled with stomach parasites or worms." A weak solution of Epsom salts, administered with the hose and bulb, frees a ducks system of the poisons of Western duck sickness or '"botulism. After the treatments, the patients regain their health and strength in a convalescent pond until were sufficiently recovered they to - take . wing again. . . The same waterfowl breeding and feed area which several years ago was mostly a dry mud flat, devoid of any kind of life, today is covered with a solid mat of aquatic growth. Sego pond weed and other natural duck foods are found over large areas. A luxurlent growth of tules and rushes covers thou sands of acres. Vegetation is spreading over all of the marsh A visitor to the refuge today may see vast flocks of ducks, geese, swans and pelicans feeding on the broad expanse of water around the tules. Acocets, stilts, ibises, snipe, sandpipers, phalaropes, herons, gulls and many other water birds wade along the shoreline of "the dikes. Refuge officials have counted 194 species of birds on the refof this num uge. Eighty-seveber are classed as strictly water varieties. If you make a trip to the refuge today you may see at least 69 species of birds whoj remain on the. refuge throughout the summer.. Build Nesting Islands To provide more area for ground-nestinbirds artificial nesting islands, . 600 feet long and 125 feet wide, have been built. The success of the construction of these islands, an idea which originated on this refuge, is evidenced by the fact that 493 nests were counted on one island the second season. The first season, 169 birds nested there, refuge records reveal Today the refuge,, is a complete success; the duck sickness is under control, the duck population of the great swamp is Heres Hoping It Doesnt Happen An unusual bird is the Pelican, and right at the refuge headquarters youll probably find dozens of the huge birds, in a solemn circle or formation, diving for fish in unison; or coming up to catch tidbits of food you may toss to them. Ask the refuge attendants about the many species of birds. Let them tell you what to look for. It will make your visit to the refuge delightfully interesting. rapidly growing and the time and Arctic on the north. is not far distant when, the The value of the refuge in inmarshes will again be restored creasing bird life can best be as judged by the record of the to their former condition found 100 years ago by Jim whistling swans. In 1928, one . . . Bridger.' . . thousand five hundred of these Duck banding at the refuge birds wintered on the' refuge. has proved the importance of In 1933 the number increased the marsh area to ' migratory to 6,000 and in the fall of 1934, bird life. Over a period of seven there were 15,000. In the fall of years, 1,400 returns were receiv- 1935 it was estimated that swans visited the refuge on ed from a total of 9,000 birds banded. Returns came from their return from nesting on following page) Central America on the south , 20,-00- with-(Continu- ed n , To You! But EARLS FOOD FARE Say- s- . i- - If It Does Unload Your "YOUR TIRE TROUBLES . 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