140 Wild Bird Guests 



WHOLE CORN. Blue jay, crow, white-breasted 

 nuthatch, chickadee. 



CANARY SEED. Goldfinch, vesper sparrow, 

 junco, song sparrow. 



DOUGHNUT CRUMBS. Blue jay, crow, white- 

 breasted nuthatch, chickadee. 



WHEAT. Quail, ruffed grouse. 



KAFFIR CORN. White-throated sparrow, song 

 sparrow, 



BROKEN SQUASH SEED. White-breasted nut- 

 hatch, chickadee. 



SALT, SALT WATER, AND MUD IMPREGNATED 

 WITH SALT. White-winged crossbill, American 

 crossbill. 



The author is very well aware that the above 

 lists are not complete, either with regard to the 

 kinds of food which the winter birds will eat, 

 or with regard to the kinds of birds which will 

 eat the foods which are mentioned. These lists 

 can be made complete only as a result of the 

 careful experiments of many observers working 

 for a considerable period over a wide territory. 

 At present they are as complete as can be made 

 from other records compiled by Gilbert H. 

 Trafton, by the author himself, and by other 

 members of the Meriden Bird Club. They will 

 enable the reader to make a fair start and he can 



