Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-07
Bird Corner
Conducted by the Henderson
Bird Club
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Let's make Henderson and 1t
vicinity q popular winter resort Iol
the birds. With a little cooperation
such a resort can become a reality.
Aside from the economic advantages
of an increased number Of birds, the
aesthetic phase of bird attraction must
not be overlooked. Everyone enjoys
having birds around. Birds typify life
beauty and sprightly activity, and
their songs are sources of great pleas
ure. Their presence in large number
means increase in all these forms OF
endowment. There is no doubt that, the
majority of birds are more beneficial
than injurious, and that by increasing
their numbers we shall do ourselves
and our country valuable service.
While artificial feeding is necessary
the ultimate aim should be to provide
for all critical periods through pro-
perly developed food patches, shrub
planting, natural thicket develop
ments, and other natural feeding
areas.
Birds rely mainly upon insects for
food during the summer months. But
it is we'll to remember that they must
live throughout the entire year. II
they do not have satisfactory food
cover, and other requirements durini
the remainder of the year, they wi!
not be able to maintain and increase
their numbers, and therefore, will no
be able to continue to check the in
crease of insect pests. BY helping The
birds, we are helping ourselves.
The most critical months for tho
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first half of March If there is
scarcity of food within their natura
range, they are forced to seek foot
in other places. This, of course, tends
to expose many birds to their enemie:
and in other ways lessons their chanc;
for survival. If the birds come throug!
the winter in good shape, they will b,
in much better position to rear
brood of young successfully.
Now is the time, during the fall am
winter planting season, to plan ant
plant in order to have more son.
birds. The season-long succession 0
flowers and the year round show o
ever-changing colored fruits that cal
be had by judicious planting will bt
we'll worth the slight labor or cos
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birds around your place will be envied
by everyone.
Make a list of the plants on youl
lot according to the season in which
their fruit ripens, and then plan
something to fill in the gapes. TIL,
food supply must be year-long chair
with no weak link.
If you are fortunate enough to liv,
in the country where you have plenty
of space, it is much easier to MAX
your plans. Even if you live in town
you probably have an odd corne
which you can turn over to the birds
A small patch of shrubbery in fenc
corner might consist of a thicket
blackberry or Boston ivy, staghorr
sumac, Virginia creeper, wild grapes
partridgeberry (which stays green,
wintergreen, greenbrier, chokeberr. ;;
cowpeas, trumpet vine, gooseberry
spicebrush, dewberry, raspberry, viii
rose, hawthorn BURBERRY, huckleber
ry, elderberry honeysuckle, fros !.
grapes, lespedeza, ragweed (Which
stands up in the snow and is highly
recommended for birds), or others
Most any combination of the above
makes a good tangle of underbrush
which is very necessary to the birds
for cover protection and food during
bad winter weather.
Now, if you wish to add color and
beauty to your place, the following i.
a list of ornamental shrubs which
serve the dual purpose of providing
beauty for your garden and food fol
the birds. Among the shrubs are:
jumpers, hayberries, spicebrush, sas
safras, roses, howthorn, Towering
dogwoods, strawberries, blackhaws
redbuds, service berries, hedge privet
Chinese weeping privet, coralberry.
bearberry, lick Ca species of holly) i
barberry, pyracantha, crabapple, Rus
sian olive, the viburnums, downy and
maple-leaf arrowheads, and euonymus
Some of the trees which furnish
food or shelter or both are: red cedar
Zone of the best), Irish juniper, Spring
Creek Juniper Chinese juniper, per-
simmon, naples, boxelders, tuliptrees
ashes, blackberry, red mulberry (fifty
two species of birds have been seen
eating these berries) hawthorn, flow
ering crabs, wild Cherry, wild plum,
holly, tupelo, larches, pines, birches,
olders, elm, black gum, aspen, hop
hornbeam black locust, and sweet
gum.
Here also are some flowers which
are valuable for their seeds. Sunflow-
ers, goldenglow, cosmos and related
plants all hold their seeds fairly well
and are greatly relished by various
birds. Other common flowers of value
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