. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . od-ducks, and later during the sum-mer was able to watch a flock cif littlefla]liters, the progeny of a pair of wildlilacl< ducks that had bred there. Herons came there, too, and red wings fre-quented the edge of the pond. From anuninteresting swamp the place had beencompletely metamorphosed into a veryattractive and interesting spot, repletewith bird life. If wild rice can be made to grow,ducks will be sure to coine in greaternumbers each year, while regular feedingwith corn at proper tiines may prove anadditio


. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . od-ducks, and later during the sum-mer was able to watch a flock cif littlefla]liters, the progeny of a pair of wildlilacl< ducks that had bred there. Herons came there, too, and red wings fre-quented the edge of the pond. From anuninteresting swamp the place had beencompletely metamorphosed into a veryattractive and interesting spot, repletewith bird life. If wild rice can be made to grow,ducks will be sure to coine in greaternumbers each year, while regular feedingwith corn at proper tiines may prove anadditional attraction to whole flocks ofducks during the migration. Tame call-ducks may be introduced, and if there arenear-by woods nest boxes for the attrac-tion of the wood-ducks should be put up. ( )ne may e\en go into the raising ofducks, though this is often both bother-some and expensive, while the simpleflooding of a meadow and intelligentjilanting of its shores is comparativelylittle trouble. .Mr. Merbert K. Job, State Ornitholo-gist of Connecticut, is ha\ing some very 174. 4 3


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