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Show II PROVIDING SAFE HOWIES FOR BERDS Sk B Lovers of birds in every part of our j H 'and and alto the United States Dc- H WA partment of Agriculture are urging J Ijy. peoplo everywhere to do everything in SI 111 their power to attract and protect our fl KB native song birds. 9 H In winter this may be accomplished H K b' feeding tho birds when the land is fl Rr covered with Ice and snov. In spring S Iff people aro urged to put up nesting pH lH boxes where tho birds may make their a Iw homes and rear their young. In sum- jH M mer these little feathered neighbors H ME need human protection to shield their all m young from the attacks of cats. 'W Ik 'ie JOU B'nK t0 ;jon tnc ranls ill H tlie b'rd Protcctrs of this land? If III H you are now Is tho time to show your 58 H loyalty to your feathered friends, M B Make some nesting houses and get fl H them up at once. The song birds are W- Nest made from tree limls. 1 1 iJL-'i 1 ' Protected n gainst cats. worth protecting and should be provided pro-vided with places to build their homes. It isn't difficult to make nesting boxes. Once the birds have discovered the i they will begin to collect material with which to line them and make them soft and "comfey" for their families. Any sinull wooden box may be converted con-verted Into a house. Use thin, smooth boards for the roof. Place, a board beneath tho house to keep the cats from climbing up to the birds' home A good house is madu by hollowing out a large tree limb and cutting a hole ln it for a doorway. For bluo birds make the entrance holo about the size of a quarter. If tho box is intended for wrons make it smaller. When doors are larger than the sizes mentioned sparrows are apt to inhabit them. Blue birds are among the most desirable tenants and they have been known to utilize as houses tin cans, old shoes, largo funnels, or any othor receptacle that is nailed securely to a post or wall. |