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3. METHODS OF ATTRACTING BIRDS 



It is usually an easy matter to attract wild birds to the vicinity 

 of one's home. First of all, birds need food before they can 



Barberry. 



Tupelo. 



Greenbrier. 



FIG. 264. Plants that attract birds. (After Forbush.) 



carry on any of their nesting activities. The food of birds con- 

 sists largely of insects, seeds, and berries. Insects are present 

 almost everywhere and, as a rule, seeds are abundant ; conse- 



