Identifier: ournativebirdsh00lang (find matches)
Title: Our native birds; how to protect them and attract them to our homes
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Lange, Dietrich, 1863-1940. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Birds Bird attracting
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company London, Macmillan & co., ltd.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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avens,jays, and magpies. It has also offered good opportuni-ties for decimating species that had become too numer-ous and for procuring rare specimens. Having madeno observations on this point, I do not venture to saywhat benefit or injury may result, but should be veryglad to hear from those who may try this plan. 4. Feeding Prairie-Chickens, Ruffed Grouse or Par-tridge, and Quail. — In severe winters with heavysnowfall, quail and grouse sometimes die by the hun-dred, especially in the prairie states. Quails, if notmolested, become very tame, and a good place to feedthem is under the corn bin or under some similarshelter, where no cat can spring upon them. I haveseen large flocks of them under the corn bin near afarmhouse. Prairie-chickens are much wilder. Theywill naturally come to a place where some shocks of 60 OUR NATIVE BIRDS corn, cornstalks, or uncut corn are left on the field.If the place is sheltered from prevailing winds andnear some brush and timber, it will prove a very
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Fig. 9. — A Feeding House for Birds. FEEDING BIRDS IX WINTER 61 attractive feeding ground. The ruffed grouse willmost likely frequent it also. Feed all kinds of wheatand grain cleanings, light grain, cracked corn, sun-flower seed, seed from hay lofts, and any kind of ratherlarge seed. From time to time, a little unsalted choppedboiled meat may be given. The birds will probablyappreciate chopped cabbage leaves and kale, when theycannot get any grass or greens. This is a matter inwhich not only bird lovers but particularly sportsmenare interested. As these birds flock together in thewinter, it would be an easy matter to help a whole flockthrough severe weather and keep a whole townshipwell stocked. A few years ago an early winter sur-prised the farmers of southern Minnesota and muchcorn was left unhusked. Flocks of prairie-chickens,numbering hundreds of individuals, soon gathered onthese fields and staid near them all winter. 5. Feeding Birds in Public Parks.—Nothing specialneed be

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