Nest-Boxcs for Bird Protection. 



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Nest-Boxes for Bird Protection. 



Bv Sir Leo C/hiozza Moxkv. 



I write tliis note for the benefit of those of our members 

 wlio have not made the acquaintance of the excellent nesting"- 

 boxes sold by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 2t,. 

 Queen Anne's Gate, London, S.W. 1 give illustrations of two 

 of them. 



The " Walden " nest- 

 Ijox is very much liked by 

 Tits. Nut Hatches, etc. It 

 will be seen that it has a 

 hing-ed lid so that the nest 

 c.'.n be easily inspected. 



In Surrey, when I put 

 one of these boxes on an 

 oak tree about five feet from 

 the ground, it was in a 

 single season first used by a 

 pair of Nuthatches, and sec- 

 ond by a pair of "S'ellow 

 Budg"erig"ars which were 

 flying" at liberty. In each 

 case the l)rood was successfully reared. In the following" year 

 it was used by Great Tits. 



It is an exceedingly pretty box, and can be easily attached 

 to a tree, pergola, building", fence, or post. 



In the aviary it suits niany birds, from Budgerigars to 

 Zebra Finches. Two pairs of Budgerigars, in an aviary 

 ■where the nest-boxes provided were two barrels, two 

 cocoa-nut husks, and two of these Walden boxes, promptly 

 chose the last-named. It is an excellent plan to nail a small 

 straig:ht branch across the front of the box just below the hole. 

 When used for Budgerigars, it is necessary to enlarge the hole. 



The ])rice of this Walden nest-box is 3s., so that one 

 thing at least can be bought free from profiteering. 



