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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 
STUDYING THE BIRDS IN WINTER. 
(Continued from page 33.) 
has touched these sleek birds of the north and they slip 
along the snow suffused with tints of dawn. Sleek and 
demure as kittens they are and often without fear of man, 
almost allowing him to pick them up. Evening gros- 
beaks — chance visitors from the far northwest — may 
come, and siskins, redpolls, juncos and tree-sparrows are 
to be expected. 
The best way to study these birds is to tramp the fields 
and find them. The hunting spirit is strong in us all and 
it is a far greater joy to stalk wild creatures when we 
may bag them with opera-glass and note-book, yet leave 
them wild and free as ever. The zest of exercise in the 
keen winter air is payment enough even if the bag is 
small. But, one may go still-hunting as well. It is a 
fine charity to put out constant supplies of food for the 
wintering birds and one may attract them to the door 
li\ doing it and observe and photograph them from the 
warmth and comfort of the house. 
To feed the birds in winter is a simple matter. To 
feed them well is a fine art. Crumbs from the table, 
scraps of meat or suet from the larder, chaff from the 
havmow, all will serve, vet certain special foods are espe- 
cially attractive. The chickadees love sunflower seed as 
well as suet and the nuthatches will hatch them on angled 
bark chopping-blocks as readily as they will chestnuts. 
The juncos and tree-sparrows love hemp-seed, and nut 
meats attract them all. When the snow is deep, "chicken 
grit" is eagerly sought. All birds must have gravel for 
their crop's sake, and the ice and snow give them scant 
opportunity to get it. These, with wheat, buckwheat, 
milo-maize and kaffir corn mixed in the right proportions 
make a very attractive food for the winter birds, and the 
pleasure of watching them eat it is well worth the ex- 
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