BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



experiment. The nine-year-old boy tried it 

 and his little chipmunk got some of the whisky- 

 soaked grain and went on a three-day spree, 

 at the end of which it was back looking for 

 more. Those who advocated using the whisky, 

 however, declared that it caused the Sparrows 

 to leave the premises. 



On the whole the shot gun has given the best 

 results and even if used after other birds have 

 come in the spring, they soon learn that it is 

 not being aimed at them. 



If one succeeds in getting rid of the 

 European Sparrows a careful watch should be 

 kept for any that may happen to come from 

 other places, for if left alone they will soon in- 

 crease in numbers again. 



It should always be remembered that man 

 is responsible for the presence of the European 

 Sparrow on this continent. Wherever man has 

 interfered with the distribution of nature some 

 harm has been the result. These Sparrows 

 were brought from Europe to the United States 

 about sixty-three years ago. So anxious were 

 some of the people of the United States to get 

 them that on one occasion as many as one 

 thousand birds were sent to Philadelphia in a 

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