Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1917 — NVITE the BIRDS to be NEIGHBORS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NVITE the BIRDS to be NEIGHBORS

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One of the most valuable and interestingbirds to have about the homo or farmstead is the ohdebe, also called bridge-bird and preaxsker-liird. It feeds up^|*mbom|*®'fy3’ of lnsPCts !tr " l hey| yg V<£i nf ry more hale] itame tot itfaiL ’t’ftdCTtes'TlEe to nest

about buildings, and a simple shelf under the roof of 'a porch or shed is all they require. it is pointed out by the United States bureau of biological survey. If. however, it is desirable to have them stay outside, the shelf must be provided with a roof. Figure I shows |i shelf shielded from the-

weather by one wall and a roof. This shelf if placed high under the eaves of a two-story building mfty attract barn - sWßflUY'**; phovbes alsd are likely to Ihtlld npoh It If it is hot less than eight feet from the ground. In some cases it will be ad*|spble to. leave only one side, open,.--A nest shelter designed to be placed in shrubbery for catbirds, brown

thrashers and song sparrows Is shown in Figure 2. As it requires IJttJe lumber or labor, one, may well be placed in every patch of weeds or brush frequented by these births. Fastened to a large horizontal branch or in a crotch of st tree it is likely to be used by robins. '

Outdoor Nest Shelf.

Nest Shelter.