. Methods of attracting birds. Birds. 18 METHODS OF ATTRACTING BIRDS â wood or tin fitting on over the top like the covei of a pail. Very good imitations of tree-trunks may be secured by constructing boxes out of slabs with the bark on, or pieces of bark may be fastened on boards. Board Houses. â It is not necessary, however, to use old limbs or bark to build a house which the birds will use. A satisfactory box can be made out of ordinary boards, the older the better, as the birds are apt to be frightened away by new boards; but if these are used they should be smeared with moist soil and expo
. Methods of attracting birds. Birds. 18 METHODS OF ATTRACTING BIRDS â wood or tin fitting on over the top like the covei of a pail. Very good imitations of tree-trunks may be secured by constructing boxes out of slabs with the bark on, or pieces of bark may be fastened on boards. Board Houses. â It is not necessary, however, to use old limbs or bark to build a house which the birds will use. A satisfactory box can be made out of ordinary boards, the older the better, as the birds are apt to be frightened away by new boards; but if these are used they should be smeared with moist soil and exposed to the weather as long as possible before the birds are expected to use the house, or they may be stained green or brown. In the construc- tion of these houses a few points are to be noted. (1) The box should be very deep, that is, with the large dimension vertical; (2) the hole should be well up near the top, within two or three inches, with no perch near; (3) the roof should slope from the back toward the front and project out about three inches. The first two points make it. BLTIBBIED BOX. 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 Trafton, Gilbert H. (Gilbert Haven), 1874-. Boston New York, Houghton Mifflin Company
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