. Bird lore . 4 inches: Flicker, Saw-whetOwl, Purple Martin. (/) 3 inches: Screech Owl, SparrowHawk. (g) A% inches: Barn Owl, Wood a home-made martin-house and -p^ , A MARTIN DRIVING AWAY AN ENGLISH Duck. SPARROW. 64 Bird - Lore NESTING MATERIAL No nesting material in the form of straws, feathers, or sticks should beplaced in the box, though if they are placed abundantly in the vicinity theymay encourage nesting. If a prospective tenant find nesting material in the box,he will usually consider it already occupied and move on. In Flicker and otherWoodpecker boxes, however, there should be place
. Bird lore . 4 inches: Flicker, Saw-whetOwl, Purple Martin. (/) 3 inches: Screech Owl, SparrowHawk. (g) A% inches: Barn Owl, Wood a home-made martin-house and -p^ , A MARTIN DRIVING AWAY AN ENGLISH Duck. SPARROW. 64 Bird - Lore NESTING MATERIAL No nesting material in the form of straws, feathers, or sticks should beplaced in the box, though if they are placed abundantly in the vicinity theymay encourage nesting. If a prospective tenant find nesting material in the box,he will usually consider it already occupied and move on. In Flicker and otherWoodpecker boxes, however, there should be placed in the bottom a couple ofinches of ground cork or coarse sawdust, mixed with a little earth, because theWoodpeckers build no nests and musthave something to keep the eggs fromrolling about. A layer of sawdust willdo no harm in any other box but is notnecessary.
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