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BIRD'S NEST 



ViREo's Nest 



Vireo's Nest. — A number of different kinds of yellow or 

 olive green birds are commonly called yellow birds. Many of 

 them build soft, downy nests in the forks of the smallest limbs 

 on shade trees and swamp bushes. One kind, the vireo, builds 

 a hanging nest that is shaped like a teacup. It often covers 

 the outside of the nest with spiders' webs. What is the dif- 

 ference between a vireo's nest and an oriole's nest ? 



Nest of a Chipping Sparrow. — Chipping sparrows often build 

 their nests in apple trees and in arbors by our doors. They 

 make the nests out of grass roots, and line them with horse 

 hair. Are the nests woven as firmly as an oriole's nest ? ^XQ 

 they built in as safe places ? 



A Robin's Nest. — A robin builds its nest out of large spears 

 of grass and lines it first with mud and then with soft grass. 

 How does the robin make the inside of the nest smooth before 

 the soft grass is added ? You can find out by watching a robin 

 build a nest in spring. In what part of a tree does a robin 

 build its nest ? Look at several robins' nests and see if they 

 . are built equally well. 



Have you ever heard the robins sing at daybreak ? They 

 are among the first of the birds to waken, and they sing in a 

 loud chorus as if to call the rest. 



