Feeding birds in winter

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FHEDING BIRDS IN WINTER

Persons generally interested in nature may well pay
particular attention to the small birds that do not migrate, thinks
the U. S. Department's Bureau of Biological Survey. In times of ex—
cessive cold, sleet, deep snows, and blizzards, upland game birds and
many songbirds die, not of colc, but of starvation, Tree-inhabiting
species — the downy woodpeckers, nuthatches, and creepers, can be at—
tracted to dooryards and orchards that they would not otherwise visit
by means of suet and other food. Chaff, screenings, table scraps, or
other waste thrown on the ground or snow will feed many ground—loving
species; or scratch feed and other grains and seeds may be provided

at little expense,

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