. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . j\ singing bird is thebest exidence availableof the proximity of thenest. Usually the malebird posts himself nearthe sitting female andpublishes his domesticha]i]:)iness in musicalnumbers. But again, hemay only be pausingto congratulate himsel fupon the successful com-pletion of another decoy,and the case is hopeles-for the nonce. For nesting sites theWrens avail themselvesof cubby-holes and crannies in upturned roots orfallen logs, and fire-holesin half-burned favor
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . j\ singing bird is thebest exidence availableof the proximity of thenest. Usually the malebird posts himself nearthe sitting female andpublishes his domesticha]i]:)iness in musicalnumbers. But again, hemay only be pausingto congratulate himsel fupon the successful com-pletion of another decoy,and the case is hopeles-for the nonce. For nesting sites theWrens avail themselvesof cubby-holes and crannies in upturned roots orfallen logs, and fire-holesin half-burned favorite situation isone of the creviceswhich ciccur in a largelir tree when it falls and splits open. Or the nest is sometimes found underthe bark of a decaying log. or in a crevice of earth in an unused the site selected has a wide entrance, this is walled up by the nesting ma-terial and only a smooth round aperture an inch and a quarter in diameter isleft to admit to the nest i)ro|)er. In default of any such shelter, birds havebeen known to construct their nests at the center of some babv fir, nr in the. Token ill Si\:llU-. ritalo by tlic Author. NKST OF WESTEUX WIXTEK W KEX IX CH.\RHEI) STUMP. NOTE THAT A SPIDER ENTRANCE, VEB ABOVE CUOSEUY SIMULATES THE NEST-MICH IS REALLY 4B0lT MIDWAY. Tllli WESTERN WINTER \%i:.\. (liiMpiiiK hnincliis of a fir tri-c :it a liciglit nf a foot or more from the ground. Ill such case, the nest is riiiishc<l to the shajic of a cocoainii. witli an i-iilraucc hole in ilif side a little alxive the center. in all cases the materials used are suhslantially llie same, chielly green moss, witii an ahundancc of/^. fir or cedar twigs shot thru its walls anil shell is heavily linedwith very fine mosses, inter-mingled with deer hair orother soft suhstances; whilethe inner lining is of feath-ers, which the Sooty and theRutfed have largelycontributed to the uphol-stered luxury of this morlelhome. Cocks nests, or decoys,are
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