^VERY GOLF COURSE A BIRD SANCTUARY 



PLANTING TO ATTRACT BIRDS 



In the rough and in the woods along the fairways there is ample space for 

 shrubbery and trees which will not only shelter birds, but provide food and be 

 no inconvenience to the game. 



Many of our favorite birds get a large part of their food during the sum- 

 mer, fall and winter from the berries and small fruits of our native trees, shrubs 

 and vines. If cultivated varieties are more plentiful or more easily secured they 

 ordinarily do not discriminate, so that the fondness of the Robin for cherries is 

 well-known and the Cedar Waxwing travels by the common name of Cherry- 

 bird. Unquestionably, if there were enough wild fruits, the birds would not 

 annoy the cultivated berries and cherries, so that a Golf Club, by planting wild 

 fruits, will not only make the grounds much more attractive to birds, but will 

 also convey a blessing upon the growers of strawberries and cherries in the 

 vicinity. 



In deciding upon a planting program it is necessary to bear in mind the 

 fruiting season of each type and make such a selection for planting that there 

 will be fruit of some kind available to the birds throughout the year. 



Many of the trees are highly ornamental as well as supplying food and 

 certain of them form very desirable nesting sites. Of course it is not to be ex- 

 pected that many dense shrubs will be planted where there is any chance of los- 

 ing balls, but on every Golf Course a practical scheme of planting can be 

 devised to produce a great crop of bird-food with little trouble and with no 

 inconvenience to the game. Especially should such trees as the Mulberry and 

 Mountain Ash and Rochester Thorn be planted near the Club-house or other 

 buildings, with a massing of such shrubs as Cornels and Viburnums that pro- 

 vide safe nesting places and abundant food from August to November. If no 

 member of the Club is conversant with the growth requirements of the different 

 trees and shrubs it may be well to consult a local nurseryman or landscape 

 gardener as to the varieties that will do best on the soil available for planting, 

 but most of those recommended are hardy and require no special treatment. 



Always bear in mind that the number of birds will increase with the circum- 

 ference of the clumps of bushes rather than with the diameter — that a number 

 of small groups of bushes will produce more birds than the same number of 

 bushes planted in solid mass. 



Addresses of nurserymen and price lists of their stock will be sent upon 

 request. 



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