. Bird-lore . he hungry ones abandoned by theirowners. I have seen an active mother cat in oneseason devour the contents of almostevery robins nest in an orchard, evenwhen tar, chicken wire and other pre-ventatives were placed on the trunks ofthe trees. The robin builds so conspicuousand accessible a nest, and is so easily agita-ted by the approach of a cat, that it is dif-ficult to save the young. Shutting up catsat the time the robins are leaving the nestis a help. One cat brought in MeadowLarks, Chippies, Bluebirds, a WilsonsSnipe, an Ovenbird, two Hummingbirds, aa Flicker, a Swallow and a
. Bird-lore . he hungry ones abandoned by theirowners. I have seen an active mother cat in oneseason devour the contents of almostevery robins nest in an orchard, evenwhen tar, chicken wire and other pre-ventatives were placed on the trunks ofthe trees. The robin builds so conspicuousand accessible a nest, and is so easily agita-ted by the approach of a cat, that it is dif-ficult to save the young. Shutting up catsat the time the robins are leaving the nestis a help. One cat brought in MeadowLarks, Chippies, Bluebirds, a WilsonsSnipe, an Ovenbird, two Hummingbirds, aa Flicker, a Swallow and a young Partridgewithin a few days. As a rule, cats eat birdsin secret after being pursued and scoldedand having their prey wrested from them,so only a heap of feathers tells the tale. I have been surprised to note how un-conscious people can be to the cries ofalarm of the commonest birds about we are educated to notice, it is secondnature to fly to the rescue.—Anxe , M. D., Gowanda, New jiiOfciiiii^ueres^ 1. Arkans^as Goldfinch, ad. male. 4. Green-backed Goldfinch, ad. male. 3. Arkansas Goldfinch, im. male. 5. Lawrences Goldfinch, ad. male. 3. Arkansas Goldfinch, ad. female. 6. Lawrences Goldfinch, ad. female. (One half Xaniral Size.) A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINEDEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS Official Organ of the Aud Vol. XII September—October, 1910 No. 5 Notes on Attracting Birds By JOHN C. PHILLIPS. Wenham, Mass. With photographs by the author I^HK winter of iqoq-io was rather remarkable for scarcity of winterbirds, at least in eastern Massachusetts. During the last of October,igoQ, one of the Berlepsch food-bells was placed in position in a lowgrowth of pitch-pine, about five feet above ground, filled with hemp-seed andhung with strips of beef suet. Three weeks later, Chickadees began to feedfrom the automatically regulated food-trough, and continued to do so in in-creasing numbers till early spring. No suet was used on the bell after the b
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