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(2) Putting out seed 



When school opens in the fall, it is time to get ready the 

 feeding stations, building the food shelf or the window box. 

 Seed-eating birds prefer cracked grain, millet, hay seed from the 

 barn floor, or weed seed that may be gathered. Such food should 

 be scattered on the ground where the birds ordinarily feed and 

 also on the food shelf at or near the window, where they will 

 sooner or later find it. 



Scattered on snow where birds feed 



Juncos 



Song sparrow 



Feed log or shelf 



Tree sparrow 

 Evening grosbeak 



Feeding devices 



Food shelf on post 

 Window box 



Nu JuS9 

 Nu SpR8 



Nu SpT8 

 Nu GtE9 



Nu Ci84 

 Nu Ci82 



b Spring feeding 



Keep up the winter feeding through the spring and many 

 migrants will come to the feeding station 

 Robin 



Fox sparrow 

 White-crowned sparrow 

 Song-sparrow and white-throat 

 Chipping sparrow 

 Cardinal 

 Cowbirds 



c Response of birds to feeding 



Chickadee on hand of Doctor Allen 

 Chickadee on hand of a lady- 

 Mrs Allen feeding scaup ducks 



2 Nesting boxes 



Nest boxes should be in place by the first of March; so one 

 should begin early with the construction of them, especially if 

 one is planning a competition among the children. The boxes 

 should be correctly built, emphasis being given to the size and 

 position of the opening, as these are of prime importance ; the 

 strength of the box, the method of fastening, means of cleaning 

 and the placing of the box also need special attention. If a box 



