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the Song Sparrow, Fox Sparrow and J unco were more or less regu- 

 larly spaced — some three or more inches each way. If one intruded 

 upon another a vigorous peck put him in his place at once. The 

 seeds and hay were perhaps two inches deep in some places. Each 

 little bird pecked and scratched until only his tail showed. At 5.00 

 o'clock, sixty were feeding; at 5.45 o'clock, fifteen were feeding; 

 at s-.so o'clock, nine were feeding ; at 6.03 o'clock, one was feeding, 

 which immediately left. All but one bird flew in the direction of 

 the evergreens back of the house. The exception flew to a field 

 sparsely covered with bushes and evergreens. In the morning Ruth 

 found a little Song Sparrow frozen stiff under the telegraph wires. 



April 1 i. Before 6 A. M., the birds were already uncovering 

 the remains of yesterday's feast. I threw out some pieces of 

 bread. They flew for it before it touched the ground. The birds 

 were more than grateful. They sang, they twittered, they hopped, 

 they skipped, they jumped, they dragged their wings, they flirted 

 their tails and — must I say it? — they fought for it. In fact, they 

 expressed their joy in every kind of language a bird can use. 

 I was sorry that morning that I had given all the suet to the 

 other birds when a little Chickadee came to both windows and 

 begged very sweetly for food. First he sang at one window, then 

 the other. Later he returned and sang a new song. I could not 

 resist such a sweet beggar and sent for a new supply of suet at once. 



April 1 2th was such a mild day and there were so few birds 

 around, I threw out no more seeds. 



It was the end of April before other varieties of birds began to 

 arrive. 



Summary of Migration Report from December, 1906, to April, 1007, 



Inclusive. 



Pine Grosbeak, 

 American Crossbill, 

 Redpoll Linnet, 

 Northern Shrike, 

 Pine Siskin, 



White-winged Crossbill, 

 Crows, 



