. Bird lore . accom-panying table. A look at the table will show thatbirds are no fair-weather visitors tothe station, but were there during thestorm and early morning, while inthe afternoon, when the sun shone,the food-station was almost deserted,the birds preferring to rest or look forplant-lice and other food on the treesand shrubs nearby, thereby well repaying in destruction of insect enemiesfor the food supplied to them. Observing a Slate-colored Junco eating suet is a new experience for us;however, only one bird did so and but sparingly. Crows, Gulls and Redpolls were ,seen to fly over d
. Bird lore . accom-panying table. A look at the table will show thatbirds are no fair-weather visitors tothe station, but were there during thestorm and early morning, while inthe afternoon, when the sun shone,the food-station was almost deserted,the birds preferring to rest or look forplant-lice and other food on the treesand shrubs nearby, thereby well repaying in destruction of insect enemiesfor the food supplied to them. Observing a Slate-colored Junco eating suet is a new experience for us;however, only one bird did so and but sparingly. Crows, Gulls and Redpolls were ,seen to fly over during the day. Ourother stations are visited by Tree Sparrows, Pheasants and a pair of RuffedGrouse, while the Redpolls feed in the birches, and the Cedar Waxwingsin the various berry-bearing shrubs and trees. As House Sparrows breed freely in the city nearby, in spite of severalhundred trapped and otherwise destroyed, a few keep coming to the food-stations, and, if let alone, would chase all other birds
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