. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . Fig. 168. —Chickadees feedins: their youiia: in an observation box at the authorswindow. (From Reeds American Ornitlioloj,y.) during the hotter part of the day. By these precautionswe may guard against the danger of having the young birdswet and chilled by cold storms or overheated by the very hot weather young birds in unshaded boxes some-times die from excessive hea
. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . Fig. 168. —Chickadees feedins: their youiia: in an observation box at the authorswindow. (From Reeds American Ornitlioloj,y.) during the hotter part of the day. By these precautionswe may guard against the danger of having the young birdswet and chilled by cold storms or overheated by the very hot weather young birds in unshaded boxes some-times die from excessive heat. Those who wish to study the domestic affairs of birds mayconstruct an observation box with a door on one side, backof which a pane of glass is set. Such a bird house may beset up on a window sill, so that by opening the door the feed-ing and care of the young birds may be watched through the 896 USEFUL glass. I have often thus watched Bluebirds and Chickadeesfeeding their young. Tlius far it has been my intention to show how expense maybe avoided in the construction of nesting boxes. Neverthe-less, expensive ornamental bird houses add to the attractive-ness of a country home, and may be displayed where old tin cans and cheap boxeswould l)e out of building such birdhouses the best plan isto imitate the designof some dwelling. Apretty cottage or acountry villa may beconstructed in minia-ture. The large birdhouses sometimes madeare highly ornamental;but most of our nativespecies are not social intheir nesting habits, andwhen a large house is }iut up it is likely to be occupied eitherby a single pair of birds or by Purple Martins or HouseSparrows. Such houses are sometimes occupied by bothMartins and Sparrows, but in such cases the Sparrows usu-ally in the end drive out the Martins. If the Sparrows can bedriven away, there is no l)ird that can be so readily increasedin numbers
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