BIRDS y 



Pine Siskin 



Pine siskins are fully as gregarious in tneir nabits 

 as tlie redpolls and crosstills. As tKey feed on the 

 seeds of conifers, large flocks are usually to be seen in 

 localities wkere ttese trees are abundant. Chaff and 

 small seeds also attract tbem. 



Snow Bunting 



Tke lovely snow bunting is the true bird of wTn- 

 ter. Delignting in the sno-w and cold, nis buff and -w^bite 

 plumage blending perfectly ■witn the -winter landscape, 

 and usually appearing witb tbe first snow flurry, he is 

 more closely associated With tins season than any otner 

 bird. Most of bis food is gleaned from -weeds and stub- 

 ble but be may be a^racted to one's garden by millet, 

 chaff and -wneat. 



Slate-colored Junco 



Tbe slate-gray and -wmte plumage, pink bill and 

 brigbt eyes of tbis plump lime bird make him one of tbe 

 bandsomest of our sparro-ws. Blackbenries, buckthorn, 

 elderberries and -wild stra-wberries a^ract nim. 



Song Sparrow 



No sound IS more -warmly -welcomed m tbe early 

 spring tban tbe canary-like -warble of tne song sparro-w. 

 It is at tbis season, -wben tbere are fe-w otber bird voices 

 to be Leard, tbat his song is most appreciated. Xbe fruits 

 of bayberry, -woodbine, -wild blackberry, blueberry, 

 black cberry, elderberry, mulberry, -wild grape, -wild 

 stra-wberry, -wild raspberry and pokeberry are eaten. 



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