Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-26 | Page 12 | Concentration at Utah Migratory Bird Refuge Reported Favorable

i Concentration at Utah Migratory I Bird Refuge Reported Favorable V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 26 AP J. AP-J. J. J N. N Darling resigned chief of the biological survey in his annual report said aid that in com corn parison with the supply of waterfowl over t the e country as a whole the concentration of birds in the Bear River migratory bird refuge refuge ref rat uge in Utah has been encouraging Darling said that the concentration tion had not been as great as in some previous years but explained that although this indicated a decrease decrease decrease de de- de- de crease in tho the number of birds at the refuge there was an increase Inthe in inthe inthe the number breeding there The report dealt in detail with the improved water conditions in the winter 35 1934 and the chief pointed point point- ed out that because of this never neverIn In the five years ears since the refuge project was completed has there been such a bountiful supply of at duck food He pointed out that more mora birds nested on the tho refuge than at any previous time since its completion completion com corn and said that a high percentage percentage per per- of hatch is indicated with but little mUe mortality among the tho young In an effort to improve the nesting conditions he said seven artificial islands were constructed In the various units of the refuge S I 4 4 4 A r DING DARLING J