. Common birds of town and country . ist the Carolinawren ought probably to be added ; thoughwhile I do not know personally of anyrecord of its actually building in a bird-box, it builds about houses and in themost unheard of and crazy places. Robins and phcebes may be encour-aged by shelves conveniently placed be-neath the roofs of porches, piazzas, andsheds, while the insect-eating barn andeave swallows may often be helped intheir choice of nesting sites by a support-ing shelf. Vines on trellises or about thepiazza posts are attractive nesting sitesfor chipping sparrows, as well as robins,an
. Common birds of town and country . ist the Carolinawren ought probably to be added ; thoughwhile I do not know personally of anyrecord of its actually building in a bird-box, it builds about houses and in themost unheard of and crazy places. Robins and phcebes may be encour-aged by shelves conveniently placed be-neath the roofs of porches, piazzas, andsheds, while the insect-eating barn andeave swallows may often be helped intheir choice of nesting sites by a support-ing shelf. Vines on trellises or about thepiazza posts are attractive nesting sitesfor chipping sparrows, as well as robins,and I once knew of a bluejay that builtin a wistaria vine overhanging a friendsfront porch. One can never tell just what birds aregoing to do. Crows are reported to havenested in one of the squares in the cityof Philadelphia and on Beacon Hill inBoston, while a pair of sparrow-hawkshave bred beneath the eaves of the Law-rence Scientific School in Cambridge,Mass. Chimney swifts should also be encour-aged, and when possible the chimneys. MOTHER AXD DAUGHTER Thoto by Ernest Harold Baynes This is a photo of a wild chickadee feeding her young in June. She docs not fear in summer the hand that feeds her in winter 342
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