. Gleanings from nature . Do not allow the English Sparrow to gain a foothold inyour bird house, even if Martins do not come at once. Youcannot compromise with the sparrows by allowing them touse one side of the box and save the rest for the Sparrows one strike at a new Martin may cause it toturn its attention in another direction, thus destroying yourhopes. Attempt to Establish a Martin Colony by Libe=rating Old Birds. Year-old birds may be used in an effort to start a colonyin new territory, adapted to its habits, by capturing the birdssoon after their arrival at their home boxes
. Gleanings from nature . Do not allow the English Sparrow to gain a foothold inyour bird house, even if Martins do not come at once. Youcannot compromise with the sparrows by allowing them touse one side of the box and save the rest for the Sparrows one strike at a new Martin may cause it toturn its attention in another direction, thus destroying yourhopes. Attempt to Establish a Martin Colony by Libe=rating Old Birds. Year-old birds may be used in an effort to start a colonyin new territory, adapted to its habits, by capturing the birdssoon after their arrival at their home boxes in the spring,and shipping them to a distant point, there to be may not stay and nest in the house intended for them,but it is quite likely they will breed somewhere in the newterritory. An experiment of this kind was tried last spring, 1908,when May 23, I shipped two mated pairs of immature birds—taken from my colony—to Mr. Wm. C. Horton, Battleboro,Vermont. The birds were somewhat weakened by their. 35 PLATE X. Familiar Martin Scenes in and about Waynesburg, Pa., 1908. From Photos by the Author. Upper View, 7:25 p. m., August 8. Martins gathering oncable messenger and other wires along north West street. Foursections of lines were occupied by the birds—800 in all. Soonafter taking this picture, some 400 more birds joined the ranks,but all quickly departed in a body for their chosen night quartersin the maple trees at the corner of Richhill and Franklin streets. Central View, 7:30 p. m., August 11. A part of a groupof about 400 birds on telephone wires crossing south West birds repaired to this place late in the evening, after leavingtheir afternoon feeding grounds along Ten Mile Creek and shownin part on Plate IX. Lower View, June, 1908. Looking west on First street,near the intersection of Washington street, showing a part of theFirst street frontage of the premises of J. Warren Jacobs . House No. 3 of the Jacobs Martin Colony is seen near th
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