A Record of Severl(y-five Birds' Nests 



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A number of years previous, a record was kept of a smaller number of 

 nests, and the per cent where the broods were raised did not exceed twenty. 

 These nests were situated in the same vicinity as those recorded above, and 

 the conditions, outside of devastations by natural enemies, would not vary 

 to any great extent. Since then, red squirrels, cats. Crows, and Blue Jays 

 have been kept away, as much as possible, by the shot-gun. It seems, then, 

 that it is safe to conclude that by a little effort and care the percentage of 

 successful nests can be made to increase. All the nests mentioned above were 

 around buildings. Thus, the records prove that, with a little help, the number 

 of birds around the home, in the garden and on the farm, will increase, and the 

 quantity of insects should decrease in proportion. Certainly it is worth while 

 to help our feathered friends a little, and learn something of their habits 

 and struggles for existence, and be repaid by their company, song and aid 

 in lowering the billion-doUar-a-year tax of seed and insect pests. 



I'LICKEK AT NEST OPENTXO 

 I'holographeJ by Jiio. M. Schrtck, at Edmoiituii. B. C. 



