. Bird-lore . PROPERLY PLACED BIRD-BOXES There are many trees but the houses are placed in the one in the foreground was occupied by Wrens; that in thebackground by Crested Flycatchers. 66 Bird- Lore should be taken in each fall and replaced in March. Cleaning a box is notnecessary under ordinary circumstances, as the birds will do their own renova-ting, but it is well to have the top or one side hinged, so that one can get atthe inside if necessary, to throw out the nests of Sparrows, or squirrels, or mice,or hornets that sometimes usurp the box before the birds arrive. Aside fromthi
. Bird-lore . PROPERLY PLACED BIRD-BOXES There are many trees but the houses are placed in the one in the foreground was occupied by Wrens; that in thebackground by Crested Flycatchers. 66 Bird- Lore should be taken in each fall and replaced in March. Cleaning a box is notnecessary under ordinary circumstances, as the birds will do their own renova-ting, but it is well to have the top or one side hinged, so that one can get atthe inside if necessary, to throw out the nests of Sparrows, or squirrels, or mice,or hornets that sometimes usurp the box before the birds arrive. Aside fromthis there is little need of care, and at the end of the season the old nests canbe thrown out or left in, it making little difference to the birds when they returnthe following spring. The lice which often infest the nests of Wrens are harm-less and die soon after the young leave. If anything is to be done, the nestsshould be sprinkled with insect powder while still II IK IK FIRST BIRD-HOUSES. WHICH ONES ARE NOTPhotographed by Mrs. G. C. Hulvey CORRECTLY BUILT? TIME TO PUT UP BOXES The boxes should be in place as early in the spring as possible, especiallythose intended for Nuthatches and Chickadees that arc with us throughoutthe winter. Although they do not begin nesting until April, Chickadees oftencommence excavating their nesting cavities in February, and it is probable thatthey have selected their nesting-sites by this time. Boxes put up after March i,and even as late as May i, are often occupied the same year, but the chancesare much better if they are put up early. Anyone planning a bird-house competi-tion in the schools should start immediately, so that the boxes will be ready by April i. QUESTIONS i. What birds utilize $es? j. Give three reasons for putting up bird-houses? 3. (live three reasons why it is advisable to have school children build them? 4. What advantages ran be derived from coordinating school-work? ^. \\ hat adva
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