EVERYONE CAN DO SOMETHING FOR THE BIRDS 



1. Feed the birds. The most important and success- 

 ful method of attracting birds about one's house in 

 winter is by feeding. Well-fed birds rarely, if ever, die 

 from the cold, but many birds starve during periods of 

 deep snow. Use suet for the insect-eating birds, and 

 for the grain-eating birds, Japanese millet, hemp seed, 

 chaff from the hayloft, and bread crumbs. 



2. Supply nesting boxes. The bluebird, tree swallow, 

 nuthatch, flicker, chickadee, screech owl, downy and 

 hairy woodpecker, greatcrested flycatcher, martin, and 

 English sparrow are all known to occupy nesting boxes. 

 If English sparrows trouble, they may be shot; or enough 

 boxes put out to care for the sparrows and other birds 

 as well. The English sparrow is a pest, but in many 

 cases where sufficient boxes have been put out the 

 sparrows and other birds have occupied them without 

 great conflicts. 



3. Provide clean water. In hot weather, bathing and 

 drinking places are most welcome. The bath should 

 have a gradual slope and in its deepest part should be 

 not more than three or four inches. It should be placed 

 away from shrubs or trees on account of cats, that the 

 birds, while bathing, may not be caught. 



4. If you live in a flat in the city and have no chance 

 to attract the birds, even with a window shelf, you may 

 further the cause of bird protection by joining either 

 the Massachusetts Audubon Society, 234 Berkeley St., 

 Boston, or the National Association of Audubon Societies, 

 1974 Broadway, New York, which use such funds as they 

 obtain to further bird protection both by the enactment 

 of State and National laws and a general educational 

 campaign for bird protection. Surely you can find 

 some way to help. 



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