THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS. 381 
out in October or early in November. It is important to 
begin early, so that the birds may form a habit of coming 
to the food before winter comes on. It should be renewed 
occasionally until 
late in spring. 
This will keep 
birds about the 
orchard all win- 
ter, where they 
will spend most 
of the time in 
hunting for the 
eggs and other 
forms of insects. 
Food should be 
put up on or near 
those trees which 
are known to 
be infested by 
insects. 
Chickadees and 
Nuthatches are 
remarkably un- 
suspicious, and 
any one who cares 
to spend a little 
time in the effort 
may readily teach 
them to eat from iP ; oa 
the hand. Sev-  bicciutewten 
eral other species Fig. 160.—The birds’ Christmas tree at the author’s farm. 
may be enticed to house. (From Bird-Lore.) 
our windows, where their habits and manners may be studied 
in comfort even in the most blustering winter weather. We 
accomplished this as follows: small shrubs or branches of 
trees were fastened upright on each window sill, extending 
over the entire window, and fastened at each side to the 
window frame, as shown in Fig. 159. To these branches 
“pieces of meat were attached, about a foot apart. The suet 
