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2. How do the various birds approach the 

 counter ? Do they give any warning of their com- 

 ing by giving any call-notes ? 



3. After reaching the counter, note their ac- 

 tions. Do they stay on the trough and eat the 

 food, or do they fly away with it first? 



4. Do the birds all crack seeds in the same 

 manner ? 



5. At what time in the morning are the first 

 visits made, and at what time in the afternoon 

 the last? 



6. Which birds seem to visit the counter most 

 frequently during the day? Which least fre- 

 quently ? 



7. Make a list of birds in accordance with the 

 degree of tameness which they show, placing the 

 tamest first. Which ones will come to the window- 

 sill ? Do any become so tame as to feed out of 

 the hand? 



8. How early in the season do the birds begin 

 to feed? Which come first? How late in the 

 spring do the birds continue to come? Which 

 remain the longest? 



9. Do any of the migrating birds in the spring 

 come to feed? 



10. Make a list of the birds in the order of 

 fear shown toward other birds, placing first those 

 which are not driven from the trough by the 



