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Birding in the City 
ONTRARY to popular belief birds can be as readily seen in the 
city asin the country. Not only are they seen as readily but also 
more easily according to some people. Forin the country there are 
so many birds that it is hard to see them accurately and to keep track 
of those seen. The object of this discourse is to show those people who 
live in the city and are unable to be in the country very long that they 
are unhandicapped, and that by going to certain “‘birdy”’ places they 
can see just as many birds as their friends in the country. 
The first and easiest method for people in the city to study birds is 
by the backyard method. A feeding station, bird bath, and bird houses 
are put up as a means for attracting the birds. From twelve to about 
forty birds may be seen by this method. Among the many bulletins which 
may be had on the subject of attracting birds are the following: “‘How 
to Attract Birds in East Central States,” Farmers’ Bulletin 912—five 
cents; ““How to Attract Birds in Northeastern States,” Farmers’ Bul- 
letin 621—five cents, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, 
D. C.; “Attracting Birds About the Home,” Bulletin 1—fifteen cents, 
National Association of Audubon Societies, New York; “‘ Food, Feeding 
and Drinking Appliances and Nesting Material to Attract Birds’”— 
seventeen cents, Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, 136 State 
House, Boston g. 
The various cemeteries offer another way to study birds. As they are 
easily accessible, and as no hunting goes on the birds come to know the 
cemeteries as a place of refuge. Many caretakers of cemeteries see to it 
that the proper trees and shrubs that attract birds are set out. Oakland, 
Graceland, and Rosehill cemeteries are among those that bird lovers 
visit for the birds to be seen. 
The parks are among the most favored spots for bird Ae sAae dur- 
ing the autumn, winter, and spring when there are not so many people 
around. Garfield, Jackson, Lincoln, and Washington parks offer a great 
field of work to energetic ornithologists. 
The lake shore is one of the best places for observing birds, but which 
few people seem to know. During the spring migration especially the 
birds make considerable use of the sheltered places for stop-overs. All 
the ducks, wading birds, and other water birds may be seen at some point 
on our lake front. The harbors (Belmont, Chicago, and Wilmette for 
examples) are sometimes literally covered with ducks during a stormy or 
windy period when the lake outside is too rough for them. Where the 
lake shore is more of a cliff or high stone breakwater, swallows, warblers, 
and other birds will be found during migrations. 
