Show 6 JIM RHODY Bird Bands Doubtless many people wonder what they should do with bird bands they recover The following instructions instructions instructions from the Fish and Wildlife Service states exactly what pro pro- procedure procedure procedure is required in reporting bird bands We particularly wish to en en- encourage encourage encourage courage sportsmen to report the bands they may find on waterfowl taken this fall This information is important in helping biologists learn more about bird migration and movement and other useful facts 1 i. Print the full number of the band including the series designation tion and the serial number The series designation may be a single letter or a two or three digit num num- num- num ber It may be stamped to the left of or over the serial number and may be at right angles to the serial number A designation such as 48 is not a date and should not be so interpreted Samples of full num num- numbers numbers bers and the manner in which they should be written are A 48 and 2 If the bird is alive read the number without removing the band and release lease r the bird again If dead remove the band flatten it out and fasten it to the letter with scotch tape If it is desired as a souvenir the band will be returned to the finder after being examined 3 State the exact date location town county state and manner in which the bird was obtained ie i.e. shot trapped found dead etc 4 Print your name and and- perma perma- permanent permanent permanent nent address clearly on your letter Keep a record of the band number and refer to it on all subsequent correspondence 5 Address letter to Bird Banding Office Patuxent Research Refuge US U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Laurel Maryland 6 Bands may ay bear the inscription inscription inscription tion and address Notify F. F F and Wildlife e Service or Notify uN Bio Bio- Biological Biological Biological logical Surveys Washington DC D.C. These are frequently abbreviated to FW or Wash DC D.C. 7 All letters will be acknowledged and this acknowledgment will state the name of the bird date and an place banded and the name and address of the bander A D A D A 6 ALake AI I Lake Anglers' Anglers Pet Pel PetT I I T Throughout the chain of t he he vast TVA TV A lakes where the an an- angler angler angler gler must go deep for his sport the reel Is Isa Isa isa a great favorite In these lakes much of the angling is done with wire line and the 1 has been found to be the ideal 1 t treel reel for this type of fishing due to its large line capacity and large hub and particularly because of its quick pickup kup A A A e Subversive Rodents Subversive elements sabotaging I Ithe the nations nation's food supplies and ware ware- warehouse warehouse warehouse 1 house stocks of vital materials are the millions of rats harbored by careless or uninformed farmers and warehouse managers The thoughtless scattering of grain failure to place metal sheath sheath- sheathing sheathing sheathing ing and guards on corncribs and store houses and the piling up of trash under or near buildings are all engraved invitations as far faras faras faras as rats are concerned Service officials warned Rats are now moving into buildings for the win win- winter winter winter ter it is a tragic waste to harbor and feed them Rats destroy millions of dollars worth of property each year year not not only by eating and spoiling food foodstuffs stuffs but also by gnawing through protective wrappings on stored mer mer- merchandise merchandise merchandise chandise and in setting fires by byl short-circuiting short electric wiring A small sum sum spent on rat proofing j jand and rat eradication is good insurance insurance insurance ance against possible heavy losses A A A AThe The female sea-horse sea deposits its eggs in a small pouch on the body of the male A lJ A lJ A lJ Waterfowl Traps Probably the most spectacular and promising trap for capturing waterfowl is the project cannon ed net trap It was developed by bythe bythe bythe the national fish and wildlife e service service service ice in 1948 and proved very effective effective tive for catching both geese and ducks This trap consists of a net nee measuring about 75 by 25 feet which is hurdled a short distance by attached fired from three steel tubes Waterfowl are baited in front of the folded net |