| Show 1 otioNNw trgertf ' '' - - -0 ' e ''- - ' t ' s 11 ' ' I A" I) ?' 4 " '''''' - - --- -- - - ' ' - ' 41 ' '' ' '' - " ' ' ) k ' '1 '' g 4 40 '10000"°' -: ' 's 11 0 A''' 4 f 1 4 '' t ' ' 'Ina ' f t 1' et 1 4 ' ' C s ' V ' " ''' ' '' ' ' li I 1 ' '" t t ' i o ' t I A " ' ‘Z4: : ' Avile1 ''' A k ' 1 i ' Graceful swans are among the first winged transients in spring A coot makes comical strides on surface to get flying speed ‘ of Sprl I 3 t I 1 g li Dr I (ge"' - - --1-- - 4 - a ng 14 ' re if In rst 11- va- - 31e ea ro - viding a haven for millions of migrating waterfowl each year important discoveries have been made about the nature of this malady It was found that it was not a disease as previously supposed but a poisoning caused by toxin Present In some part of the marshes Now to be discovered is the way in which this toxin gets into the bloodstream of the waterfowl Through this May be prevented the onslaughts such as occurred in 1932 when a quarter of a million ducks were found dead in this one area of the lake The whistling swans rewarding Canada geese and other pelicans to stay well birds choose larger movement from auto and away any must be observed at a distance unless one wants to spend some time In a blind Many of these shelters are spaced throughout the refuge and refuge manager Mr Vanez T Wilson may be consulted about ! FOR THE MANY visitors who drive out to observe the migrating birds the most impressive feature is their abundance and variety Such typically Utah birds as cinnamon teal the western grebe and the great pelican are to be seen with a frequency nowhere else available Over 200 different species of waterfowl pass through the refuge and about 60 of these remain as residents the year round This being true the refuge is a photographer's paradise All the photos on these pages for instance 12- were taken on a single mile trip around one of the five ponds which form the refuge For such photography a telescopic lens is recommended Last year the refuge Was host to one of the most famotls of bird Mr Allan Cruickphotographers shank who spent much of the summer in the blinds gathering photos and information for his lecture tours and many publication assignments Those who wish to see the refuge are welcomed every day from nine to five and meet little restriction on their activities while they are here The one cardinal rule obviously is not to molest the birds Although many gaudy ducks terns cormorants and grebes fly or swim past at close range a pair of binoculars or other optical aid is Iwhite ! I I - o 1 0 - ONE OF THE ODD features of the refuge is the tremendous numbers of giant carp which inhabit the ponds and waterways Tons of these fish were formerly taken each yeali from the refuge by commercial fishermen but recently their numbers have had to be controlled by rotenone and seining Although the smaller carp furnish food for herons pelicans and other larger birds their bottom-feedinhabits deplete the amount of vegetable matter available for the ducks and lesser birds The US Fish and Wildlife Service laboratories at the refuge which carry on the investigation of botulism under Dr Wayne L Jensen are a busy place during the dry periods Then the alkaline botulism‘spawning mud shores are ex- posed and an alert goes out to watch for any signs of the poison Although these laboratories are not tour included in the of the refuge the personnel occafind time to show interested -- sionally persons some of the important facets of their work The refuge is reached by followcounty road ing the 15 miles west from Brigham City As an example of what the shores of the Great Salt Lake must have been like in pioneer times it is well worth seeing As a place where one can see more birds of different plumage in one day than he might during the rest of his life it is unforgettable - Western grebe when alarmed glides long distances under water ( 4 4- I - ' - --- ‘ 0 4 '44 s4 4 ' - ' 1 -- ' -- t414 ' I"' " t--uato: I'- - ?'"' '' k 4402 !'" -' ' 11 i $4 0 :to 417i 4''''' s' '' lik' Ion 4" 0'': 4 t " M'4t If - - - 411 ' :' via - - ' - 0 0 t 1! - A - ') ''64' ' " C' l' k ' "P"lb ipatilibilt Ili! lf106' '"- t'' - - 40 ''' - ' - 4 - - - d -- t it ' " - vk ' "" ik —"-- - - ' '' ''"' ' ' ' - 1 t 7 iii d hard-surface- - ' g two-hou- r 1 - their use i ' ir - 'm ' 4 'Clb7ih 770: or 4418 -- 147 16) : 74:: j - :::142:11""'""1 1 404140 2 : 0:2040-- - - kw z Ate 0 4 - - - -- - - 0 Killdeer least bashful of shore birds ignore sightseers Salt Lake City t Apr1117 1960 - - 1 '' 0m11 f t ''''' - - 5 - |
