BIRDS IN THE CITY

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21510, 27 June 1935, Page 9

BIRDS IN THE CITY

1 I DRIVEN IN SEARCH Of FOOD ——_ I " i j Many birds which are usually noi very common in the city—tuis, gold finches, yellow-hammers, bullfinches wax-eyes, linnets, and chaffinches—an at present to be found in large nun* bers in Christchurch gardens. Accent ing to Mr L. W. McCaskill, an author ity on native bird life, there were reasons for this. The first was the the recent severe weather was drtvioi the birds in from exposed counts; districts to seek shelter and easy foot The other reason was that householder were exceedingly generous in tbd feeding of the birds. „ Tuis were found at the Cashxaeti Hills chiefly because there a nmnbe of honey-bearing plants, Australia eucalypts for instance, were gram The seed-eating birds, such as the cbal finches, congregated almost anywhert while they and the other birds, sue as the wax-eyes and thrushes, wen wherever there were household scran Mr McCaskill said that people wn wished to feed the birds would to honey or sugar and water best for th tuis, while the other birds could b fed on scraps and crumbs.