. Bird lore . by peeling off both outer and inner bark, then saw-ing a slice off each end of the stick for the bottom andtop, tacking the bark on the ends, nailing on the support-ing stick, and then covering the top with the green bark from a youngpine, to make it water-tight. These small boxes are suitable for the Chickadee,The bark of the chestnut makes strong and durableboxes, which may be covered or roofed with zinc, forthe larger birds. The cat and the English Sparrow are the chiefenemies of the native birds about our villages and objection to many birdhouses is that they are no
. Bird lore . by peeling off both outer and inner bark, then saw-ing a slice off each end of the stick for the bottom andtop, tacking the bark on the ends, nailing on the support-ing stick, and then covering the top with the green bark from a youngpine, to make it water-tight. These small boxes are suitable for the Chickadee,The bark of the chestnut makes strong and durableboxes, which may be covered or roofed with zinc, forthe larger birds. The cat and the English Sparrow are the chiefenemies of the native birds about our villages and objection to many birdhouses is that they are notcat-proof. When my first shingle box had been upthree or four weeks the family cat was found, one day,hanging on it and clawing out the young birds. Latera box which seemed to be cat-proof was devised forBluebirds. It was very deep with an overhanging coveror roof, no perch, and the entrance hole well up under BOX FOR BLUEBIRDS . . . . OR CHICKADEES the eaves. This makes it difficult, if not THE BIRCHBARK BOX
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