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which are wired to the trunks of the trees. 

 They are never in mischief, constantly 

 give me new ideas about animal life, and, 

 as an attraction to the lawn, have never 

 had an equal, 



In the above, it will be seen how a far- 

 mer who wills, may have a recreation that 

 is always new, always educational, — one 

 that adds to the attractions of life on a farm 



Junco. The Crested Jays and Magpies 

 prefer suet; in the absence of it, devour 

 cracked corn freely. The Magpies come 

 first, of a morning, and whenever they 

 arrive the Jays and other birds give way, 

 but wait near-by. My home and table are 

 on the slope of Long's Peak, Colorado, 

 at an altitude of 9,000 feet. — Enos A. 

 Mills, Estc.s Park. Colorado. 



A ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD-TABLE 



and brings him closer to nature. — John 

 CjOULD, Maple Crest Farm, Aurora, Ohio. 



A Rocky Mountain Bird-Table 



My bird-table is built around an old 

 tree, about three feet above the ground. It 

 is ten feet from my window. On the table 

 I keep a dish of water, a box of cracked 

 corn, and occasionally a turnip or an 

 apple. Meat scraps and suet are fastened 

 to the limbs of the tree. I keep open 

 house only in winter. The frequent visit- 

 ors are Long-crested Jays and Magpies; 

 the occasional visitors include, Chickadees, 

 Gray Jays, Downy Woodpeckers, a strag- 

 gling Robin and, once in a while, a 



1910 Bird Notes from Long Beach, L. I. 



The majority of bird-students around 

 New York seem to have chosen Rock- 

 away Beach as a happy hunting-ground 

 for the water-birds, so I thought that the 

 following notes might be of interest to 

 readers of Bird-Lore. They are the 

 result of a series of expeditions made by 

 Mr. Stanley V. La Dow and myself, in all 

 except the mid-summer months. Not only 

 rare species but also unseasonable records 

 are given. The biggest list for one day was 

 reached on Oct. 30, when Mr. La Dow and 

 I observed thirty-eight species, and only 

 twice in the last three years has the day's 

 list fallen below twenty. Needless to say, 



