BERRIES 



Fox Sparrow 



BlacKDerry, Dlueberry, red cedar, elderterry, eu- 

 onymus ana pokeberry are tLe fruits cKosen ty tLis lar^e 

 and richly plumagfed fello-w. 



Townee 



The townee or cne-wink is very exclusive in Lis 

 Dreeding hatits, always selecting a dense thicket in a 

 quiet place for Lis nesting site. During the migrating 

 season, however, he is quite social and may frequently 

 be seen m the snruhhery ahout villages and to-wns. Chaff, 

 hemp ana small gram scattered under a brush heap or 

 thicket will usually aftract him at this season. 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak 



In certain parts of his range, this beautiful bird 

 seems to have a fondness for the obnoxious potato beetle, 

 an injurious insect eaten by comparatively few birds. He 

 also relishes wild blackberries, elderberries, and wild 

 raspberries, but -when these are not obtainable, the fruits 

 of mountain ash, buckthorn, black cherry, dogwood, 

 Juneberry, mulberry, pokeberry and sumac are eaten. 



Cardinal 



Flo-wering dogwood, wild grape, -wild blackberry, 

 mulberry, hackberry, -wild raspberry, blueberry, buck- 

 thorn, red cedar, black cherry, choke cherry, holly and 

 spicebush furnisn food for the flaming cardinal. In 

 the spring be seeks -weed seeds and dried berries under 

 thickets and snrubbery. Wheat, oats and especially 

 corn, scaAered in such places seldom fail 1 6 a^ract him. 



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