. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. flow to Invite Bird N'ciyliboiirs c^tinii winter iici;,rlih»)iirs : i hi^kadc-o, nuthati lit-s, tutted titiniee, brown ireepers, woodpeckers and blue jays. Minced raw meat, waste canarv, beinp and Mmriower seed, buckwheat, .racked i)ats and corn, crumbs and the sweepings trom the hav lott, scattered over the ground, make a delectable hash tor teatbered boarders with varied appetites. ImhhI that can be put in dishes on piazza u»t"s or on shelves in t
. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. flow to Invite Bird N'ciyliboiirs c^tinii winter iici;,rlih»)iirs : i hi^kadc-o, nuthati lit-s, tutted titiniee, brown ireepers, woodpeckers and blue jays. Minced raw meat, waste canarv, beinp and Mmriower seed, buckwheat, .racked i)ats and corn, crumbs and the sweepings trom the hav lott, scattered over the ground, make a delectable hash tor teatbered boarders with varied appetites. ImhhI that can be put in dishes on piazza u»t"s or on shelves in trees either winter or summer tor such sott-billed birds as robins, catbirds, blocking birds, thrushes and orioles—the most delighttul and tunetul ot" bird neighbours—is ot" equal parts ot" corn- meai, pea-meal and (;erman moss into which enough molasses a n d malted suet or lard \e been stirred to make a thick batter. If this mixture is tried for halt an hour, it can be packed away in jars and will keep for weeks, (irated carrot or minced apple is a w e 1 c o m e addition. Last autumn, when a New Vt)rk familv was seated aro'uid thebieak- tast t a b 1 e, a v o u n g woodthrush flew into thedining-rot>m through the open windi)w. It was a straggler frofu ;) Hock on its way South. Weary, hungry and faint with travel, it alighted on the frame of a picture liirrii> lit tin- \'irL; (rfcpcr. 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 Blanchan, Neltje, 1865-1918. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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