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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



them, one can tell 

 been found each 

 Herein lies the 

 value of the 

 census, for 

 while some 

 species of 

 birds are more 

 or less uniform 

 in their winter 

 d i s t r i bution 

 and are seen 

 a b u n d a n tly 

 every year, 

 many species 

 are very er- 

 ratic, one year 

 being very 

 abundant in a 

 locality and 

 the very next 

 year being en- 

 tirely absent. 

 Thus last win- 

 ter there was 

 a flight of 



at a glance the winter birds that have 

 year in every part of the country. 



A BANQUET FOR THE GULLS 



ble refuse has been spread on the snow and the gulls have come up from the lake, which can be seen 

 in the distance, to dine. The crows are waiting their turn at a safe distance. 



remains to be seen but it is quite likely that some unusual 

 species will appear in considerable numbers. Herein 



lies the sport 

 of winter bird 

 study. Birds, 

 as a rule, are 

 not numerous, 

 but those that 

 are present are 

 rather con- 

 spicuous and 

 one can tramp 

 the woods and 

 fields with the 

 assurance o f 

 finding all the 

 birds of the 

 vicinity. 



There are 

 four types of 

 birds to be 

 found in win- 

 ter. First, 

 those that fre- 

 quent the open 

 fields away 



from bushes or shelter of any kind 

 and live upon the seeds of such 

 weeds as project above the snow. 

 Secondly the woodland birds that 

 feed upon hibernating insects, upon 

 dried berries and fruits, or upon 

 seeds. The third group consists 

 of the water birds, the ducks, 

 grebes, loons and gulls that are 

 able to withstand the winter and 

 find their food of fish and aquatic 

 life where the waters never freeze. 



SOME UNUSUAL VISITORS 



Evening grosbeaks on a feeding log. They are birds 

 of the Northwest and wander into Eastern United 

 States rather erratically. 



northern shrikes over the entire North- 

 cast and in < hitario and New England, 

 there was a flight of great horned owls 

 and goshawks. The winter before was 

 remarkable for the great influx of brown- 

 capped chickadees from the north and 

 the unusual numbers of redpolls, pine 

 and evening grosbeaks, crossbills and 

 pine siskins. What this winter will bring 



A CROW FAMILY REUNION 



The right caws will start a crow reunion almost any day. Here a little grain intended 

 for wild ducks got spilled on the snow. 



