. Department circular. Agriculture. 19 haven nested in such a basket partly filled with dynamite hung under the ridgepole of a barn. Phoobe. — Any little open box or shelf, put up under the eaves of a building or under the roof of any open shed or porch, may be used by phoebes (Fig. 20). This makes a safe sup- port for their nests which often is appreciated by the birds Pha^bes rarely nest far from water. Barn Sivallow. — Boxes or shelves similar to those used bv phoebes may be placed in barns for the barn swallows, but a little block nailed on a rafter is all they need, or a lath nailed acros
. Department circular. Agriculture. 19 haven nested in such a basket partly filled with dynamite hung under the ridgepole of a barn. Phoobe. — Any little open box or shelf, put up under the eaves of a building or under the roof of any open shed or porch, may be used by phoebes (Fig. 20). This makes a safe sup- port for their nests which often is appreciated by the birds Pha^bes rarely nest far from water. Barn Sivallow. — Boxes or shelves similar to those used bv phoebes may be placed in barns for the barn swallows, but a little block nailed on a rafter is all they need, or a lath nailed across two rafters so that the ends project. (See Plate VI.) Even two nails driven into a beam or rafter about 2 inches apart, the heads projecting about 2 inches, may be utilized, and will furnish support enough to keep the nests from Fig. 20. — Phsbes'nest in 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 Massachusetts. Dept. of Agriculture. Boston, Mass.
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