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Bird - Lore 



what is known at the store as chicken- 

 feed. This had been a feeding-station for 

 some time, but heretofore only Jays, a few 

 Song Sparrows, or a Junco or two, had 

 patronized it. 



On the day of the storm, the average 

 number of birds seen at a time was 40. 

 As night approached, we counted 125 

 feeding together. Of the species, the Junco 

 predominated and in order according to 

 numbers: Song-Sparrow 12, Blue-Jay 5, 

 Tree Sparrow 3, Fox Sparrow 3, Vesper 

 Sparrow 2, Pine Siskins 2. On the sur- 

 rounding trees and bushes, attracted by 

 the other birds, we saw Robins, a flock of 

 Crackles, Red-polls, and one Phoebe, mak- 

 ing eleven species in all. — Mary Gibbs 

 Hinds, Grafton, N. H. 



A Syracuse Feeding-Station 



My home is only fifteen minutes' walk 

 from the center of a busy city. There are 

 three lines of cars passing the house, but 

 we have large yards at the rear. Last 

 winter, I fastened pieces of suet to one of 

 the trees and the grape-arbor in the yard. 

 I called them my bird restaurants — At 

 The Sign of the Suet. I had five patrons — 

 not counting English Sparrows — two 

 pairs of Downies, and at least one Nut- 

 hatch. This year, I have greatly increased 

 the scope of the restaurant privilege, and 

 have crocheted six bags with large meshes, 

 in which the suet can be much better pro- 

 tected from the elements. The bags deco- 

 rate the various trees in the yard and the 

 grape-arbor. This morning, January 14, 

 I counted ten patrons — the same two 

 pairs of Downies, undoubtedly, which 

 came last year, also the Nuthatch. In 

 addition to these are a Hairy Woodpecker 

 and four Chickadees. I had read in Bird- 

 Lore how Chickadees might be induced 

 to eat out of one's hand; but I confess I 

 was somewhat skeptical. However, I 

 thought I should try. For several days I 

 was unsuccessful, but one morning a 

 Chickadee actually flew on my hand and 

 pecked at some suet. I held my breath 

 from sheer delight. Every day since then I 

 go out, and two of the four Chickadees 



come with perfect fearlessness. This morn- 

 ing, all four of them were much in evidence. 

 They fairly fought each other to get the 

 suet from my hand. As fast as one flew 

 away, another would come. They even 

 perched on the top of my head, shoulder, 

 and arm, to wait their chance. I have tried 

 walnut meats ground up fine, also peanuts 

 in small pieces. The walnuts they toss to 

 the ground in scorn; the peanuts meet with 

 more favor, but they prefer the suet to 

 either. They will take a few dainty nibbles 

 then brace themselves with their claws 

 and detach a much larger piece from the 

 suet chunk. This they fly away with, and 

 wedge in between some twig and branch, 

 or even in the wire-fencing — for future 

 need, I suppose. 



One morning when I went out, I saw a 

 Downy feeding from one bag, a Nuthatch 

 from another, a Chickadee from a third, 

 and, I regret to say, an English Sparrow 

 from a fourth bag. The Sparrows are the 

 most numerous patrons. During the year 

 just passed, I have seen forty different 

 varieties of birds in my own yard. — B. H. 

 CoLMAN, Syracuse, N. Y. 



Fall Migration at Cobourg, Ontario 



While in Cobourg, Ontario, on Septem- 

 ber 4, 1913, it was noticed that many 

 birds were migrating. An incomplete list 

 of all the birds seen showed the following 

 species: 



Pied-billed Grebe, Herring Gull, Yellow- 

 legs, Spotted Sandpiper, Kildeer, Mourn- 

 ing Dove, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Sparrow 

 Hawk, Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, 

 Flicker, Hummingbird, Kingbird, Crested 

 Flycatcher, Phoebe, Least Flycatcher, 

 Blue Jay, Crow, Goldfinch, Vesper Spar- 

 row, Savannah Sparrow, White-throated 

 Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Slate-colored 

 Junco, Song Sparrow, Rose-breasted Gros- 

 beak, Scarlet Tanager, Barn Swallow, Red- 

 eyed Vireo, Black-and-white Warbler, 

 Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula Warb- 

 ler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Myrtle 

 Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Bay-breasted 

 Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, 

 Ovenbird, Water-Thrush, Redstart, Cat- 



