[78-L] Learning about the birds and the "cats"

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Poking around looking for unrelated phonograph information, I ran across this, reprinted in "The New Amberola Graphic", Spring 1973.

BIRD RECORDS ON PHONOGRAPH BRING UNSAVORY VISITORS

(Popular Mechanics - May, 1919)

An unintentional parody on the sport of luring seals with phonograph music as related in the March number of Popular Mechanics, was played in the Michigan woods last summer. In this case, however, the "sport" element was not apparent until time had softened the recollection.
A cottager from Chicago, fond of birds, set his phonograph on the bungalow porch to playing records of bird songs.  Soon visitors began arriving from the woods - pretty black and white kitties, in ever-increasing numbers.
Skunks are very fond of birds' eggs, and not afraid of anything.
Naturally the concerts were discontinued.