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nuthatch, red-breasted nuthatch, *chickadee, 

 *Hudsonian chickadee. This is probably the 

 largest list for any one town or village. 



The red-bellied woodpecker, snow bunting, 

 fox sparrow, brown creeper, and hermit thrush, 

 have also been known to feed at the windows of 

 houses, but they have never done so in Meriden, 

 though we have them all here with the exception 

 of the woodpecker. 



If it becomes necessary to put out more suet 

 during the intensely cold weather, we shall find 

 it a good plan to bring some short branches into 

 the house, and tie on the suet there in comfort. 

 Then, if we drive a couple of wire nails part way 

 through each branch, we can carry it out and 

 quickly nail to any tree we like. 



If we wish to go to just a little more expense, 

 we can make the suet-pockets of half-inch wire 

 netting and staple them to the trunks of trees 

 instead of tying the suet itself to the branches. 



The simplest way to feed the seed-eating birds 

 is to scatter the food on the ground. If there 

 is soft, deep snow, the food should not be thrown 

 upon it. Seed and most other foods quickly 

 sink into soft snow, and besides most birds do not 

 like to flounder about in the snowdrifts in order 

 to get a bite to eat. The snow may be swept or 

 shovelled away, but personally, I much prefer 



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