Selected List of Trees and Shrubs, the Fruit of Which Birds 



Like. 



(From Baynes' "Wild Bird Guests.") 



Common Name. 

 jHackberry 

 *Flowery (logwood 

 tWliite thorn 

 fAmerican holly 

 *White mulberry 

 *Rcd mulberry 

 *Bird cherry 

 *Cargent'!'. cherry 

 *Sand cherry 

 *Black cherry 

 *Choke cherry 

 tRed cedar 

 tCommon juniper 

 tShad bush 

 tSpice bush 



Most of the cornels 

 tHuckleberry 

 fBlack alder 

 fBayberry 

 *Fragrant sumac 

 *Dwarf sumac 

 *Poison sumac 

 tPrickly gooseberry 

 fBlack currant 

 tWild rose 

 *Wild blackberry 

 *Highbush blackberry 

 *Highbush blueberry 

 tHighbush cranberry 



Vines. 

 fVirginia creeper 

 fFox grape 



The fruits marked 

 kinds of birds. Those 



Scientific Name. 

 Celtis occidentalis 

 Cornus florida 

 Crataegus Arnoldiana 

 Ilex opaca 

 Marus alba 

 Morus rubra 

 Prunus pennsylvanica 

 Prunus sargentii 

 Prunis pumila 

 Prunus serotina 

 Prunus virginiana 

 Juniperus virginiana 

 Juniperus communis 

 Amelanchier canadensis 

 Benzoin aestivale 



Gaylussacia ca cata 

 Ilex verticillata 

 Myrica carolmensis 

 Rhus canadensis 

 Rhus copallina 

 Rhus vernix 

 Ribes Cynosbati 

 Ribes floridum 

 Rosa humiles 

 Rubus AUegheniensis 

 Rubus frondosus 

 Vaccinium corymbosum 

 Virburnum Opulus 



Psedera quinquefolia 



Vitis Labrusca 

 with an asterisk (*) are 

 with a dagger (f) by ten 



Bird Baths. 



Fruiting Season. 

 Sept. through winter 

 Augu st-December 

 rtugust September 

 October through winter 

 June-August 

 June-August 

 June-October 

 June 



June-.\ugust 

 July-November 

 July-August 

 Throughout the year 

 Throughout the year 

 June-October 

 August-November 



July-September 



July through the winter 



July-May 



Tuly-September 



Throughout the year 



August through winter 



June-.September 



August-September 



August through winter 



July-September 



July-August 



June-September 



July-April 



September-February 



August-October 



eaten by thirty or more 



or more species. 



In districts where a natuial supply is lacking, it is of the 

 greatest importance that the birds be furnished with water, 

 both for bathing and drinking purposes. 



It matters little the form of a bath so long as it is shal- 

 low. Many ornate fountains and pools fall short of their 

 object by being too deep. The depth should var}- from one 

 to three inches, with a rough bottom to insure a safe footing. 

 Ordinary flower pot saucers will suffice, but larger receptacles 

 are to be preferred, requiring less labor in keeping the bath 

 filled. 



Properly made concrete bird baths can now be bought 

 for little money. All gardens have some corner in which a 



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