Show NEWS for arfie ibe YOUNG PEOPLE NEAT 1101 11 01 ase FOR SONG BIRDS made mada of three shallow boxes 8 set t at angles upon each size may depend upon taste the picture illustrates 9 a neat and bird house bouse it Is made of three shallow boxes set at angles upon each other says a writer in american boy the size alze of the boxes boxe depends upon your own taste I 1 think 18 inches square and 6 inches deep to Is about right tor for each in deat designing gning the house bouse I 1 intended it as a refuse refuge lor for untamed birds and so BO made as many compartments as possible each bach of the shallow boxes Is divided into four spaces as shown in the illustration the space alp ilp p Is where the post comes up through the center the per perches clies and openings are cut out with a small circle saw the root Is ol of tin or galvanized iron it Is made of 0 four triangles lapped over each other and riveted two coats of steel gray paint on the outside will add to the appearance ot of the house and make it weather resisting it should be set upon a high post and made as inviting as possible for the f feathered ea visitors remember that ne rt f z A bird house as man has encroached upon the domain of the wild creatures only three courses were open to them either to move to remoter remoler regions to adopt adapt themselves to modern conditions or to die altogether out the he robin Is one of the species that has made the best of things and tried to stay with us itis it Is interesting to study its habits and nd his bla shelter will aid you in doing go BO here are some soma things to discover tor for yourself do the robins arrive fr from am the south singly or in flocks do the be lezea as migrate together how long alter after the arrival does nest building begin what Is their food Is it the same in various months all these and a dozen more lines of inquiry will nike the shelter interesting |