. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Game Commision), no. 7. Game protection; Birds. «. 8. METHODS OF FEEDING BIRDS IN WINTER (1) Bird Tepees arranged by Miss Esther Heacock, Wyncote. (2) Red- iicducu Vvuuilpecker ai vviiiuow feeding box oi rvlrsi. F. II. Cuiiui, ociaulOn. (3) Feeding box suspended by wires at home of Mrs. J. R. Rose, Se\yickley. (4) Weather-vane feeding station erected by Blair County Game, Fish and Forestry Association, Lakeniont. (5) Stump feeding station of Mrs. Florence C. Griscom., Roslyn. 33 birds find in them the most perfect natural shelter. Therefore he will see that care is use
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Game Commision), no. 7. Game protection; Birds. «. 8. METHODS OF FEEDING BIRDS IN WINTER (1) Bird Tepees arranged by Miss Esther Heacock, Wyncote. (2) Red- iicducu Vvuuilpecker ai vviiiuow feeding box oi rvlrsi. F. II. Cuiiui, ociaulOn. (3) Feeding box suspended by wires at home of Mrs. J. R. Rose, Se\yickley. (4) Weather-vane feeding station erected by Blair County Game, Fish and Forestry Association, Lakeniont. (5) Stump feeding station of Mrs. Florence C. Griscom., Roslyn. 33 birds find in them the most perfect natural shelter. Therefore he will see that care is used in the spring or autumn burning and clear- ing so that some natural shelters may be preserved for the winter birds. He will also sec that some birds prefer grape-vine tangles, and others coniferous trees, so that when he considers planting in the future he may bear the winter birds in mind. NESTING-HOUSES As spring comes on, and the winter bird-visitors begin to return to their northern nesting grounds, our familiar birds gradually ap- pear, and we are faced with the problem of helping them in their nesting. The preser\ation of as many natural nesting places as possible is urged most vigorously. If a large dead tree happens to stand nearby, do not, unless unavoidable, cut it down. There are many species of birds which prefer to use dead trees as nesting sites. While some of us thus prefer natural nesting sites to man-made boxes, the birds quickly adopt these houses even when many natural sites are available. We think that we have trained our birds to nest in the houses which we have put out for them. But my friend Dr. Alfred Emerson* quickly dispelled this notion when he told me of a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pennsylvania Game Commission. Harrisburg, Pa. : Pennsylvania Game commissi
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