. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . PLATE LIV.—Mother Chickadee bringing Food to PLATE LV. —Mother Chickadee cleaning Nest. Tlll<: IliOTKdTlON OF imujs. 401 An incident occurn^d in (•oiiiicctioii with this box whichsliows how easily birds niay be induced to occupy a nest-ing site, and what inlhicncc an aniph food .su|)|)ly may havein decidino- them. Two (hickachcs came; to the box in thes[)ring of l
. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . PLATE LIV.—Mother Chickadee bringing Food to PLATE LV. —Mother Chickadee cleaning Nest. Tlll<: IliOTKdTlON OF imujs. 401 An incident occurn^d in (•oiiiicctioii with this box whichsliows how easily birds niay be induced to occupy a nest-ing site, and what inlhicncc an aniph food .su|)|)ly may havein decidino- them. Two (hickachcs came; to the box in thes[)ring of lilOd, and went in and out of it for sevciral days,but finally seemed to be dissatislied, and went away. A fewdays later a i)iece of .suet was fastc^ned to the window tweuty-foui- hours the birds found it. They visitedit fre(|uently, and at onc(! began carrying nesting materialinto the box. A supply of su(^t was kept there, and twobroods were reai-ed in that box. The old fed on thesuet often when hard pressed to till the nine hungry mouthnin the nest; l)ut even then the young were UhI on insects. The (hickadees did not utilize a tin can foi- nesting pui-poses until IDOl, when, during a call on a neighbor, I sawtwo (hickadees looking his house ov
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