. Audubon . HAYE YOU EVER PUT OUT NESTING MATE-RIAL FOR THE BIRDS? HERE IS A FEMALEBALTIMORE ORIOLE TAKING STRINGS FORHER NEST HAVE YOUR BIRD HOUSES IN PLACE EARLY biers and Redstarts, short pieces ofstring or yarn for the Orioles andRobins, horse-hair for the Song andChipping Sparrows, and watch themcarry it to their nests. This is some-times the easiest way to find nestswhen they are just being built. En-courage the children to watch thebuilding of the nest carefully and torecord what they see. Which bird doesthe building? When is most of thework done? How far do the birds gofor materials, a
. Audubon . HAYE YOU EVER PUT OUT NESTING MATE-RIAL FOR THE BIRDS? HERE IS A FEMALEBALTIMORE ORIOLE TAKING STRINGS FORHER NEST HAVE YOUR BIRD HOUSES IN PLACE EARLY biers and Redstarts, short pieces ofstring or yarn for the Orioles andRobins, horse-hair for the Song andChipping Sparrows, and watch themcarry it to their nests. This is some-times the easiest way to find nestswhen they are just being built. En-courage the children to watch thebuilding of the nest carefully and torecord what they see. Which bird doesthe building? When is most of thework done? How far do the birds gofor materials, and what is used? Howlong does it take to build the outsideand howr long for the lining? Howlong before the first egg is laid, can be learned from watchingone pair of birds carefully than by-trying to record the nests of all thedifferent birds of the locality, al-though the latter effort often stimu-lates competition and makes valuableadditions to the bird calendar. Em- 58 Bird - Lore phasis should
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