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Show tbbcNEIGnDOESr N EST SHELTERS. One of fne most valuable and interesting inter-esting birds to have about the home or farmstead is the rjT-be, also called bridge-bird and pr-jP her-bird. It feeds Tpon almost all ifds of insects and helps to make y- country more habitable hab-itable for, mnn."TMioebes like to nest weather by one wall and a roof. Thi shelf if placed hii;h under the eaves of a two-story buildinmay attraci barn swallows; phoebc and robins also are likely to build upon it if it if not 1 less than eight feet from the ground. In some "cases it will be advisable ad-visable to leave only one side open. A nest shelter designed to be placed In shrubbery for catbirds, brown W Outdoor Nest Shelf. Kest Shelter. about buildings, and a simple shelf Tinder the roof of a porch or shed is till 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 1 shows a shelf shielded from the thrashers and song sparrows is shown in Figure 2. As it requires little lumber lum-ber or labor, one may well be placed in every patch of weeds or brush frequented fre-quented by these birds. Fastened to a large horizontal branch or in a crotch of a tree it is likely to be used by robins. |