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about six inches above 

 the box; then make a 

 roof of heavy card- 

 board long enough to 

 extend about four 

 inches over the two ends 

 of the box, with little 

 slits cut into the edges 

 so that the cords 

 entering will hold the 

 roof on in spite of the 

 wind and weather, 

 and swing the box 

 from the limb of a 

 tree. 



The roof should not 

 be more than three 

 inches above the box 

 at the 'ridge,' and 

 should fit closely 

 down to the sides of 

 the box. 



Sparrows are very 

 wary birds and few of 

 them will venture to 



enter a box with such a covering, the Jays 

 can not get in, but the Chickadees and 

 the Nuthatches fearlessly help themselves 

 to the cracked nuts and the seeds within. 

 — Marion and John Kyle, Xenia, Ohio. 



A Drinking-Place for the Birds 



Do you ever stop to think that in the 

 summer time, when it is very hot and the 

 water in the nearby creek has dried up, 

 it is very hard for the birds to find water 

 enough to drink? They need it not only 

 to drink, but would like to bathe in some 

 nice cool water. It is very interesting to 





THE DRINKING POOL 



watch the birds when they come to drink. 

 One should learn to know and protect 

 them. If they find feed and water in some 

 place today, they will be back to the 

 same place tomorrow for more. 



Some people put a pan of water and a 

 few crumbs out, and find that many dif- 

 ferent kinds of birds come every day. 

 The writer has made a very enticing place 

 for the birds to drink and bathe. The 



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