. Bird lore . irch tree about seven feet from theground. It was put up in the hope of attracting Chickadees. I did not see the male Nuthatch at work until April 16, when I observedhim carrying shreds of bark which he pulled from the trunks and limbs of red i68 Bird - Lore cedars (Juniperus virginiana) growing nearby. Examination of the box afterthe nesting-season showed that the nest was composed exclusively of thismaterial, the box being filled to within an inch or two of the level of the en-trance-hole. The male usually left his load at the hole, without entering, andI suppose that the mater
. Bird lore . irch tree about seven feet from theground. It was put up in the hope of attracting Chickadees. I did not see the male Nuthatch at work until April 16, when I observedhim carrying shreds of bark which he pulled from the trunks and limbs of red i68 Bird - Lore cedars (Juniperus virginiana) growing nearby. Examination of the box afterthe nesting-season showed that the nest was composed exclusively of thismaterial, the box being filled to within an inch or two of the level of the en-trance-hole. The male usually left his load at the hole, without entering, andI suppose that the material was put in place by the female inside. On April 23, on my return home after a few days absence, I saw the malefly to the box and feed the female who stuck her head out of the hole. Isupposed that the incubating period had commenced, but on April 27 I sawmore nesting material being carried, this time by the female. One of the photo-graphs was taken with the idea of showing the male in the act of feeding the. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH WITH FOOD FOR YOUNGPhotographed by E. H. Forbush female, but unfortunately her head shows only indistinctly in the hole, whilethe male moved his head slightly so that the bill is somewhat blurred. Inoticed this feeding process quite often during the nesting-period, and observedthat frequently the female would fly out of the box as soon as she had receivedthe food her mate had brought. I had heard that the Red-breasted Nuthatch had the habit of surroundingits nesting-hole with pitch, so I was on the watch for it, and one morning, whenthe light was right, I saw that there was a thin layer of pitch close to the first this layer was so thin and transparent that it was noticeable only whenthe sun was shining on it at the right angle, but as the nesting-season advancedmore and more pitch was added, so that before long it could be seen easily, Some Experiences in Attracting Birds i6g even at a considerable distance. Some of the pitch was later melt
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