BIRD LODGINGS IN WINTER. 



WE have been told what Robins do at night ; but 

 Robindom is but a small part of Bird World. 

 It does not matter much on summer nights, but in 

 early February and March, or even in the storms of 

 April and May, we might rest better if we knew just 

 how the birds we were so glad to see in the morning 

 sunshine were faring now that the sun has gone down. 



It is quite plain that nothing troubles a bird much 

 but fear of enemies and scarcity of food. If he can 

 keep the little heart within him warm and safe, he 

 will make a merry life. Since it was found out what 

 Robins do, bird students have been watching late and 

 rising before dawn to solve the kindly problem of 

 birds' night quarters. 



The first thought is that they would be in bushes 

 and trees ; but it seems that the Snowbirds are much 

 more likely to be on, or in, or near the ground, unless 

 they find holes in old trees as woodpeckers do. In 

 little mounds of sod thrown up by the frost a neat 

 little entrance has often been found to lead to the 

 snug, cosy bedroom of a Snowbird. Little hollowed 

 places, such as field mice make in summer, have been 

 taken and, with a little grass pulled over, have sheltered 



