The World's Record for Density of Bird Population 



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nest in a dying cherry tree, as shown in our illustration. The nest was not 

 more than ten yards from the house, but was taken possession of in 1914 and 

 again in 1915. 



The photographs illustrate some of our tenants. We are putting up this 

 winter many more houses on the rest of the farm, as, up to this time, our efforts 

 have been confined to the ten acres nearest the house. 



We have already found the following birds nesting on some part of the 100 

 acres of field and woods: Flicker, Robin, Catbird, Bluebird, Orchard Oriole, 

 House Wren, Purple Martin, Summer Warbler, Brown Thrasher, Chipping 

 Sparrow, Phoebe, Barn Swallow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Whip-poor-will, 

 Towhee. Indigo Bunting, Black-and- White Warbler, Song Sparrow, Meadow- 



A FLICKER- M,-l l.nX ( iX AX 

 APPLE TREE ONLY TWELVE YARDS 

 FROM THE HOUSE AND BORDER- 

 ING THE DRIVEWAY. 



In this same tree, also, a pair of Robins 

 and a pair of Chipping Sparrows nested in 

 1915- 



A BOX OCCUPIED BY FLICKERS 

 AND WRENS 



When the Flickers came back the second 

 year (igis), they tried to excavate a new 

 door to their house, on the opposite side 

 from that shown in the picture, but soon 

 desisted, leaving a hole about 2 inches deep. 

 Later a pair of Wrens built a nest in the 

 new hole, so that in 191 5 a brood of Flickers 

 and a brood of house Wrens were living in 

 the bo.x at the same time. Note the Flicker's 

 head in the doorway. 



