. Bird lore . Photographed by M. S. Crosby, at Rhinebeek, N. Y. Photographed by R. W. Hegner, at Decorah, Photographed by F. M. Chapman, at Englcwood, WREN HOMES ^eet i§oi J^otes From St. Louis, Mo. Since Bird-Lore is to have a Bird-Housenumber, I think, as an old hand in the useof bird-boxes, I should contribute a fewhints in regard to them. 1. A simple and effective way of keepingthe English Sparrow out of a Bluebirds boxis to put it up not higher than eight to tenfeet from the ground. Bluebirds like thissituation, prefer it even to a higher one,but no English Sparrow cares fo
. Bird lore . Photographed by M. S. Crosby, at Rhinebeek, N. Y. Photographed by R. W. Hegner, at Decorah, Photographed by F. M. Chapman, at Englcwood, WREN HOMES ^eet i§oi J^otes From St. Louis, Mo. Since Bird-Lore is to have a Bird-Housenumber, I think, as an old hand in the useof bird-boxes, I should contribute a fewhints in regard to them. 1. A simple and effective way of keepingthe English Sparrow out of a Bluebirds boxis to put it up not higher than eight to tenfeet from the ground. Bluebirds like thissituation, prefer it even to a higher one,but no English Sparrow cares for such abox,—it is not nearly safe enough for him,and though one may, exceptionally, try totake possession of it, he is easily discouragedwhen he sees that anybody can reach itfrom a chair. 2. The Martins like their houses higherup, at least sixteen to eighteen feet from theground. My advice is to put each box ona separate 2x4 pine wood scantling, thisto be fastened near the ground by twobolts to a 3x4 cedar post,—this cedarpost to be six feet long, half in the ground,half out of it. Two wires reachi
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