BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



ries hang on until the leaves are green in the 

 spring, and seed-eating birds will come to them 

 and feed upon the seeds in the berries when a 

 late snow storm has covered all other supply 

 of food. 



One bird lover instituted what he called a 

 bird food tree, which was a great success. He 

 heated a certain amount of fat, putting in it 

 seeds and chopped nuts of different kinds, 

 then, selecting a small bushy evergreen, he 

 poured the mixture over it while it was still hot 

 and it congealed on the tree. The birds could 

 take from this whatever part of the food they 

 wished. The result was that many stayed to 

 nest near the food tree that had been such a 

 bonanza to them. It did not decrease the 

 value of the birds in the slightest; they went 

 about their work among the leaves, the branch- 

 es, or the trunks of the trees, or hunting in- 

 sects on the ground just as diligently as they 

 had done before, but it kept them working 

 near by. Such a food tree in every sanctuary 

 would attract valuable birds to the sanctuary 

 and might save the lives of many. The winter 

 birds which are always at the mercy of the ele- 

 ments, are very easily chilled when they can- 

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