ATTRACTING THE WINTER BIRDS 



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A WINTER DAY WITH BIRDS 



(a) This distinction between these two columns is made be- 

 cause frequently several individuals of a species came at the 

 same time, and to secure the figures in the second column, the 

 number of individuals which came at each visit was counted. 



(1) Only bread-crumbs were eaten. 



(2) The remaining food was bread-crumbs. 



(3) At some time during the winter all of these birds came to 

 the window except the English sparrow and junco. 



The number of different individuals of each 

 species was estimated to be approximately as 

 follows : 1 hermit thrush, 1 or 2 creepers, 2 or 3 

 woodpeckers, 4 to 6 nuthatches, 6 blue jays, 10 

 to 12 chickadees, 20 juncos. 



