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A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE 



DEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS 



Official Organ op The Audubon Societies 



Vol. XIX 



November— December, 1917 



No. 6 



Winter Visitors to City Park, Denver, Col. 



By J. D. FIGGINS 



With photographs by the Author 



PRIOR to the completion of improvements at the eastern end of City 

 Park, Denver, that area was locally famous for the variety and number 

 of birds that wintered there. With the gradual extension of lawns and 

 the consequent elimination of all seed-bearing weeds, birds were greatly reduced 

 in numbers until many species are now rare, or have ceased visiting the park 

 altogether, except for short periods. 



During the fall of 19 16, efforts were made to attract birds by feeding, but 

 with indifferent success, owing to the abundance of natural food outside the 

 city limits, and because of the activities of the English Sparrow. 



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