Show HABITS OF THE ROBIN bird prefers to build its nest near the house houm young songsters Son Song gaters should not so be handled until they leavo leave nest meet of their own accord sparrow rob them of worms worm dy CHAIO S THOMAS of all tho the birds that build in trees tho the robin brings its nest neat nearest tho the house it prefers to bo be at the front door where tho the members of the family at i robins nest neit are coming and going and it it can find a suitable eutta ble place it will build directly over the walk this mak makeila esla a number of interesting facts easy of observation let the nozzle of tho the hydrant drip until the ground below it holds a little pool of water or by some come other means provide a pool somewhere bamo bomo where in the yard to this pool the robin will como come for mud to build the walls walla of her nest into it she aha will souse bill fulls of dried grase before mixing it with w ith tho the mud in it she will wet herself before flying to her nest neat to mou mould id tho the mortar wall of mud and grass to fit her body when the young fill the nest every c hd child in the family will want to climb u up P to see BOO them and the older children will bo tempted to lift them out of tho the nest hold bold them in tho the hand and and possibly take them into tho the house bouse a moment to show mother what bird babies aro are like out but to do this is all laut suro sure to result in the death of the young A young bird once lifted from the nest has found his bis logs and will never bo be satisfied in the nest again lie ho will climb upon its edge and go bumping down on the lawn long before he be Is ablo able to fly by and the neighbors cat to Is sure to get him young birds should never ho be handled until they leave tho the nest ot of their own accord As the parent robins search the law lawn n for worms to feed their young hopping a little way and thea stopping to molook look and listen you wil loften see 6 an english sparrow following close behind and a little to right or left lie ho la is expecting the robin to pull a worm from the ground when he will dive boldly for it snatch it away and make off with it in this piratical enterprise the sparrow la in not infrequently successful noto note your robins carefully discover upon them it possible some distinguishing mark and see see whether they return to you another year A A male with left wing drooping almost to tho the ground as it hopped returned three successive yea to the same yard it has doubtless been injured in a fight which la is not an infrequent occurrence one may not be certain that plumage markings of exceptional character will recur year after year as plumage may vary with 1 8 but any malformation resulting usually 1 from injury renders identification all but certain certa tn |