BIRDS & 
Pine Siskin 
Pine siskins are fully as gregarious in their habits 
as the redpolls and crossbills. As they feed on the 
seeds of conifers, large flocks are usually to be seen in 
localities where these trees are abundant. Chaff and 
small seeds also attract them. 
Snow Bunting 
The lovely snow bunting is the true bird of win~ 
ter. Delighting in the snow and cold, his buff and white 
plumage blending perfectly with the winter landscape, 
and usually appearing with the first snow flurry, he is 
more closely associated with this season than any other 
bird. Most of his food is gleaned from weeds and stub- 
ble but he may be aftracted to one's garden by millet, 
chaff and wheat. 
Slate-colored JS unco 
The slate-gray and white plumage, pink bill and 
bright eyes of this plump li@le bird make him one of the 
handsomest of our sparrows. Blackberries, buckthorn, 
elderberries and wild strawberries aftract him. 
Song Sparrow 
No sound is more warmly welcomed in the early 
spring than the canary-like warble of the song sparrow. 
It is at this season, when there are few other bird voices 
to be heard, that his song is most appreciated. The fruits 
of bayberry, woodbine, wild blackberry, blueberry, 
black cherry, elderberry, mulberry, wild grape, wild 
strawberry, wild raspberry and pokeberry are eaten. 
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