Show UTAH BIRD DAY A recommendation that april 3 be observed as utah bird day has been issued by william spry governor of utah the recommendation men dation is in part as follows in memory of the great service done for the wildlife wild life of the world at the hands of such men as john james audubon alexander wilson john muir gilbert white and john burroughs and in deepest gratitude to the for the part they played in in the early history of utah it is a pleasure to designate april third as utah bird day this day in april is the birthday of john burroughs americas greatest living naturalist whom we delight to honor in this way 1 I commend to the attention of the people of the state the audubon societies and the recently organized burroughs nature study association as organizations izat ions calculated to conserve and protect the wildlife wild life of the state and urge a most warm and earnest support of them in their worthy undertakings |