NEED AND VALUE OP ATTRACTING BIRDS 9 



In the following table the figures indicate the 

 per cent of total food. 



To Birds' 

 Tolal Food To Birds' Credit Discredit 



Culti- 

 Animal Vegetable Insect Mammal vated 



Food Food Festa Pests Grain Fruit 



Bluebird 15 4 min. 5 days. 3 11 days. 



Chickadee 21 3 " Not recorded. 7 Not recorded. 



Martin 13 4r-5 " Not recorded. 4 24^-28 days. 



Phoebe 17 3^ " 4 days. 2 15 days. 



Robin 18 7-8 « 9 « 3 12 " 

 Tree 



Swallow 14 4 " 13 " 6 15 " 

 House 



Wren 19 3 " 3 " 5 10 " 



Value of Winter Birds 



Not only in spring and summer may the birds 



be of great value to the farmer, but during the 



winter as well ; so that efforts should be made 



during this season to attract birds around the 



