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<strong>Bird</strong>- Lore<br />

The Lapland Longspur associated with the Snow Buntings when in flight,<br />

but mixed with the other birds quite freely when feeding.<br />

As Crows showed a desire to alight at this feeding-place, suet was added to<br />

the menu; but, as this also attracted roaming dogs and sneaking cats, this<br />

universal bird-food was dropped from the bill of fare.<br />

During the three weeks that this feeding-station was maintained, the close<br />

to three hundred small birds and about twenty-five Pheasants consumed about<br />

eight bushels of weed-seed.<br />

Wheat and corn were offered the Pheasants, and while they consumed it,<br />

yet they would eat and scratch around in the weed-seed in preference to the<br />

grains.<br />

1^ - sitti. ^-^.'^A<br />

SNOWY OWL<br />

Photographed by H. E. Pittman, Wanchope, Sask.

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