Old Clothes and Old Houses 



"That's so; I ought to have remembered him," 

 exclaimed Peter. "I've noticed that he is very 

 fond of the same house year after year. Is there 

 anybody else?" 



Again Jenny Wren nodded. "Yank-Yank the 

 Nuthatch uses an old house, I'm told, but he 

 usually goes up North for his nesting," said she. 

 "Tommy Tit the Chickadee sometimes uses an 

 old house. Then again he and Mrs. Chickadee 

 get fussy and make a house for themselves. 

 Yellow Wing the Flicker, who really is a Wood- 

 pecker, often uses an old house, but quite 

 often makes a new one. Then there are Killy 

 the Sparrow Hawk and Spooky the Screech 

 Owl." ., ' 



Peter looked surprised. "I didn't suppose they 

 nested in holes in trees !" he exclaimed. 



"They certainly do, more's the pity!" snapped 

 Jenny. "It would be a good thing for the rest 

 of us if they didn't nest at all. But they do, and 

 an old house of Yellow Wing the Flicker suits 

 either of them. Killy always uses one that is 

 high up, and comes back to it year after year. 

 Spooky isn't particular so long as the house is 

 big enough to be comfortable. He lives in it 

 more or less the year around. Now I must get 

 back to those eggs of mine. I've talked quite 

 enough for one morning." 

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