Show HABITS OF THE ROBIN bird prefers to build its nest near the house young songsters Song should not be handled until they leave nest ot of their own accord sparrows roo them of worms III HI CR CRAIG lia S THOMAS of all tho the birds that build in trees the robin brings its nest nearest the house it prefers to be at the front door wh where ere the members of the family i ay av g aff if ax wal ww IMA N JI VY fl at t v 9 fyer sarf www lei 2 ti robins nest are COL constantly scantly coming and going an and d it if it can find a suitable place it will bu build ild directly over the walli this males es a number of interesting facts acts easy of 0 observation Nation lot the nozzle of the hydrant drip until the ground belo below it holds a little pool poo of water or by some other means provide a pool somewhere in the yard to this pool the robin will come for mud to build the walls alls of her nest into it she will souse bill fulls of dried grass before mixing it with the mud in it sh she e na will 1 1 wet t ali anto herself before flying to h her er nest e st to mould the mortar wall of mud and grass to fit her body when the noting loung fill the nest ovary every child in the camill faill will nill blut vlut T int to climb up to see them and the older children will bo be tempted to lift them out of the nest hold them in the hand and possibly take them into the house a moment to show mother what bird babies ire like but to do this is all hut sure to result 1 in the deith of the young A young bird once lifted from the nest has found his legs and will never be satisfied in the nest again he will climb upon its edge and go bumping down donn on the lawn laun long before he be is able to fly and the neighbors cat Is sure to get him young birds shoula neier neer b bo handled until they leave the nest of their own accord As the mirent robins search the lawn for worms to feed their oung hopping a little anay wa and then stopping to look and listen you NN will ill often see an english sparrow following close behind and a little to right or left he is expecting the robin to pull a worm norin from the ground when hen he will mill divo dive boldly tor for it snatch snatch it away and make OH off with it it la in this piratical enterprise the sparrow Is not infrequently successful note our robins carefully dis cover upon them if 11 possible some dis mark and see uli whether ether they return to you another dear A male with left wing ning drooping almost to the ground as it hopped returned three abreo successive ea to the same yard it has doubtless been injured in a fight which is not an infrequent occurrence one may not be certain t ain that plumage mar marl ings of exceptional character will bill recur year after year as plumage may nary ary with moul mountings tings but any malformation resulting usual ly from inbur renders identification all but certain |