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Part of Letter, Myron Swenk to Susie Callaway, 1923, June 22

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Jane a2, 19236

Miss Susie Callaway,
‘Route #3,
Fairbury, "Nebraska. . :
My dear Ma we Cal laways ie : | a oe ‘
Many thanks for your letter of Sake 20 giving the list of birds which you and
your sisters with Mre. Bole, Miss Holly, Mrs. Worden and Mre. Ss chakacen identifi ea i
‘Maat Velneniey morning ‘between ? and 11220 Be ie Fif tye seven birds at this time, rain
| “the nesting season is fully om, is very mod. It would be interesting to establish
the rane, warbier as a ‘breeding, bird at TALE ET for we do not have any anne t of
its nesting as far away ‘fron the Missouri River and thers are sche excellent winiek: : ,
for it at Fairbury. I had hoped te get down to gee your white eyed vireo, bat it wild i
not be possible this spring, T fear. You do not include it in your Listy is it stil)
‘present with yout tT no te what you say concerning your thought of joining | with the
Richardeone in hav ing your form placed in the bird refuge, and your inquiry as to what
to ao to got it placed in s Feguge. aere are refuges under two authorities - - Federal
: ane State.’ The Federal refuges are enna laftge bodies of public lend euch aSe: in
‘this ‘state, the Nebraska National Forest near Hal sey and, the Wio trata Reservation near
Valentine, I do not mys’if. know the detaiie of establi ding e Federal bird refuge, bat
1 delieve it isa complicated matter and requires Presidential actions The Bareaa of.
Biological Survey, U. & Department of Agriculture, eould give you info mation on me a
point if you care to write them. ‘he email turd refuges in Noteaeke are established |






under the State law poseid: in 191. I will quot ¢ for you the sections es the Lew 3 ro be
2 tating to State game and bird reserves: |

"ss MBvery school section and other tract ef educational land, within the ota
Whose title is vested in the State of Nebraska, is hereby declared to be a game ro
and bird retage. ‘Otas game reserves and bird refuge. ‘Other game seeat von and bir