Neither the window shelf nor the suspended lunch coun- 

 ter are essentially part of scientific bird attraction or protec- 

 tion, but they help to stimulate greater interest in this sub- 

 ject, particularly among boys and girls. 



'J^he foregoing suggestions ha\'e proven successful in all 

 parts of the country. There is no magic in attracting the win- 

 ter birds about the home, but one cardinal rule must never be 

 broken. Having once established friendly relations with the 

 birds 1)}- furnishing them with food, one is obligated to guar- 



Suspendcd Lunch Counter Made by the Society 



antee them a constant supply, so that in bad weather they will 

 always find sufficient to tide them o^'er until the_\' again have 

 access to that which nature furnishes. 



Window Feeding Shelf. 



A simple form of window shelf, as shown in the illustra- 

 tion, consists of a wide board tacked to the sill. A narrow 

 moulding prevents the seed from being scattered b}' the wind. 

 A small e^'ergTeen or branches of bayberry help to attract the 

 birds, besides affording places to tie the suet, strings of cran- 

 berries or peanuts. 



Nearly all the species listed before have taken food from 

 similar window shelves. 



Improved Window Shelf 



What might be termed a de luxe feeding device is a cop\- 

 ■if the one noted at the home of Mr. Ernest Harold Baynes 

 in Meriden, N. H. It is best described as an inverted ba}' 

 window, extending into the room about tweh-e inches. The 



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