SNOWBIRD; JUNCO 183 



trying on them. They should be protected as they de- 

 stroy many noxious weeds. 



In Saskatchewan I found our little winter visitors 

 nesting along the crumbling banks by the side of the 

 trails and rushing mountain streams. The nests were 

 usually fully protected from the heavy rains, by the 

 unbroken and over-hanging beds of moss roots. The 

 little parents were very busy with frequent feedings of 

 their young, and permitted me to set up my camera 

 within a few feet of their nursery and make photographic 

 records of their family affairs. 



It was indeed interesting to see these southern win- 

 ter birds in their northern summer homes. 



