144 METHODS OF ATTRACTING BIRDS 



"points to be noted 



"1. What date did the birds first appear in 

 your box ? 



"2. What kind of birds chose the box for 

 their home? Did any other species attempt to 

 drive them away ? 



"3. When did they first begin to bring mate- 

 rial for the nest, and how many days before they 

 ceased to perform their work? 



"4. What time of the day did the birds work 

 most at their task, and how early in the morning 

 and late in the evening did you see them thus 

 engaged ? 



"5. Did the male and female both build the 

 home ? if not, which one appeared to be the most 

 active in the work ? 



"6. How many days passed after the birds 

 stopped carrying nesting-material before the eggs 

 hatched ? 



"7. How often were the young fed between 

 eight and nine o'clock in the morning and four 

 and five o'clock in the afternoon on two different 

 days ? Did both birds feed the young, and could 

 you tell what they fed them ? 



"8. How many days after the eggs hatched 

 before the young left the nest ? 



"9. Did the young know how to fly at once 



