Identifier: birdlore241922nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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nd Chickadees were peck-ing seeds from a feeding-shelf; and a Downy 276 Bird - Lore Woodpecker enjoyed his luncheon at anopen cafeteria counter a little distance apart.The seeking mind, aroused by this novelpresentment, turned to the other half of thewindow to receive the explanation veryobviously offered there. Three large Au-dubon charts showed the birds whose com-pany we may attract and retain throughoutthe bleakest winter, if the enticements setforth in the scenic part of the window arepersistently employed. Samples of different other food devices were shown at a popularfield club of Englewood, together with acorn stalk shelter erected on the club grounds.All this was done by the Protection Com-mittee of the Englewood Bird Club and theresults should recommend their plan to otherbird associations. A significant factor inthe success of the exhibit was the timing ofa lecture by Prof. Arthur Allen of CornellUniversity on Bird Protection and WinterFeeding so that it occurred during the
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WINDOW EXHIBIT OF THE ENGLEWOOD BIRD CLUB sorts of bird-foods, with, presumably, theircalories, proteids, carbo-hydrates, and vita-mines, were displayed with a printed list ofmenu prices, and places where the suppliesmight be obtained. The most popular bookson birds were there, and for sale within thestore. There resulted, also, a lively sale offeeding-trays and shelters, suet-holders andbird calendars; and a neighboring seed storehad a run on its stock to the amount of ahundred pounds. At this same time a feeding-table and fortnight of the illustrative window, to whichthe cards inviting to the lecture calledattention.—Sarah J. Day, Englewood, N. J. Birds of an Acre Our yard and flower-garden cover Just anacre of land. There are several large trees,including linden, maple, larch, and Norwayspruce. The flower-garden, largely shrub-filled, is surrounded on two sides with oldapple trees, and the walk is bordered with Notes from Field and Study 277 large old pear trees. During the ten y

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