. Department circular. Agriculture. 35 Rob 171. Ill early spring robins often will take cheese curds from the ground or a flat rock, and they are fond of "smearcase," or cottage cheese. Miss Mabel Tilton says that barberries and privet berries are eaten on first arrival, and that later crumbs of suet are taken. Mr. F. P. Shumway says that robins fairly fought one snowy morning in early spring for some elderberries that he had saved during the winter. Dr. Eleanor jNIellen writes that the first robins may be brought to the house in the very early. Fig. 30.— Feeding booth for bobwliites
. Department circular. Agriculture. 35 Rob 171. Ill early spring robins often will take cheese curds from the ground or a flat rock, and they are fond of "smearcase," or cottage cheese. Miss Mabel Tilton says that barberries and privet berries are eaten on first arrival, and that later crumbs of suet are taken. Mr. F. P. Shumway says that robins fairly fought one snowy morning in early spring for some elderberries that he had saved during the winter. Dr. Eleanor jNIellen writes that the first robins may be brought to the house in the very early. Fig. 30.— Feeding booth for bobwliites. (Photograph by courtesy of Allen A. David.) spring by throwing out sumac heads that have been gathered in autumn and kept in water through the winter.^ Robins take nesting material, even cotton batting, with avidity, and a pan of mud or clay often will attract them. Mrs. ]Mary R. Stanley writes that one pair of robins took more than fifty little strips of old soft cloth laid out on the grass for them. But a good garden, an old orchard, a fertile lawn and some fruiting cherry trees are all that are necessary to bring the robins flocking, especially if cats are absent. I Mellen, Dr. Eleanor: Practical Methods for attracting Wild Birds, 1915, p. 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 Massachusetts. Dept. of Agriculture. Boston, Mass.
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