1 64 OUR WINTER BIRDS 



daily visitors to the table which was always spread 

 for them. Then they disappeared. Where did they 

 go? No one knows. Pine Grosbeaks have been 

 found nesting all the way from Nova Scotia to 

 Alaska, but during the summer Evening Grosbeaks 

 are rarely seen east of the Rocky Mountains. Un- 

 less, therefore, we should discover them nesting in 

 some remote portion of the great evergreen forests 

 of eastern Canada or the northern United States, it 

 is evident this handsome gold and black Finch 

 has crossed the continent to be our guest during the 

 winter. Certainly after so long a journey he de- 

 serves the best entertainment we can give him. Let 

 us make his stay so attractive that he will be tempted 

 to return to us every winter. 



