. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. A di'" ):.\\ I â -W .1 1!. ArcKrcliiiie This colniiy '>f swallows built tlu-ir nests ln-ncatli the caves (.f a liarn at Luenburg, A't. Note tlie partial support given by tlie molding. These eave swallows become much attached to llieir homes, and if undisturbed will relurn year after year with unfailing regularity. iiut are now niamifactureil 1)\' at least two people in this conntrv. Tliose on my place have been occupied by .screech- o\\'ls, bluebinis, chickadees, tree-swal- lows, flickers, white
. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. A di'" ):.\\ I â -W .1 1!. ArcKrcliiiie This colniiy '>f swallows built tlu-ir nests ln-ncatli the caves (.f a liarn at Luenburg, A't. Note tlie partial support given by tlie molding. These eave swallows become much attached to llieir homes, and if undisturbed will relurn year after year with unfailing regularity. iiut are now niamifactureil 1)\' at least two people in this conntrv. Tliose on my place have been occupied by .screech- o\\'ls, bluebinis, chickadees, tree-swal- lows, flickers, white-breasted nuthatches, and f^reat-crested fl\-catchers. House- wrens, which are very local in our part rif the countr\', have so far a\-oided them, and I ha\-e failed iS Tl-iAT Xl'.ST ]X rREP.\RI'.l > ] IDUSI'S .\bout houses and liuilding's, particn- larl\' those on our farms, the ordinary tvpe of bird-house rather than the hollow log is jierhaps more appropriate. Blue- birds, tree-swallows, and house-wrens take to them readily, and if you ha\'e a large house on a high pole you may be luck)' enough to attract a colon}' of martins. Chiclcadees, great-crested fi\'- catchers, and screech-owds may use these boxes, and the following is a list of birds recorded as having bred in nest boxes of one sort or another: "\\'ood-duck, sparrow-h;iwk, screech- owl, flicker, red-headed woodpecker, great-crested flycatcher, starling, Eng- 341. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
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