ATTRACTING THE WINTER BIRDS 



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The following table was made by the author's 

 friend, Edward Uehling, as the result of a favor- 

 able winter with the birds. The author also had 

 frequent opportunity for observations at the same 

 place and with practically the same results as re- 

 corded in the table. 



Birds: 



Brown creeper 

 Blue jay 



Chickadee 



Downy wood- 

 pecker 



Hermit thrush 

 Junco 



Myrtle warbler 

 White-breasted 



nuthatch 

 Tree sparrow 

 White-throated 



sparrow 



Foodt eaten: 

 Suet. 

 Nuts, sunflower-seeds, 



bread, suet. 

 Nuts, sunflower-seeds, 



hemp-seeds, crumbs, 



suet. 



Suet. 



Suet, crumbs. 

 Crumbs, sunflower- 

 seeds. 

 Suet. 



Same as chickadees. 

 Crumbs. 



Crumbs. 



Food preferred. 



Suet. 



Nuts, seeds, and 

 suet. 



Nuts and sunflower- 

 seeds. 



Suet. 

 Suet. 

 Crumbs. 



Suet. 



Same as chickadees. 

 Crumbs. 



Crumbs. 



The author has found suet to be the best ani- 

 mal food, being especially adapted for use in very 

 cold weather, as it does not freeze readily. Small 

 pieces, which might be otherwise wasted, may be 

 melted together till they unite in one piece, and 

 then allowed to cool. The best kinds of vegetable 

 foods are found among the nuts and seeds. In 

 the author's experience with winter birds, sun- 





