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FARMERS BULLETIN 



FIG. 7. Log split and halves marked to be gouged 

 out to form a cavity. Halves to be screwed to- 

 gether. Top should be covered with tin or zinc. 



Phoebes like to nest about buildings, and a simple shelf, under the 

 roof of a porch or shed is all they require. If, however, it is desirable 



to have them stay 

 outside, the shelf 

 must be provided 

 with a roof. Figure 

 8 shows a shelf 

 shielded from the 

 weather by one wall 

 and a roof. This 

 shelf if placed high 

 under the eaves of a 

 two-story building 

 may attract barn 

 swallows; phoebes 

 and robins also are likely to build 

 upon it if it is not less than 8 feet 

 from the ground. In some cases 

 it will be advisable to leave only 

 one side open. 



A. nest shelter designed to be placed in shrubbery for catbirds, 

 brown thrashers and song sparrows is shown in figure 10. As it 



requires little lumber or 

 labor, one may well be 

 placed in every patch of 

 weeds or brush fre- 

 quented by these birds. 

 Fastened to a large hor- 

 izontal branch or in a 

 crotch of a tree it is likely 

 to be used by robins. 



The house shown in figures 12 to 15 is de- 

 signed to be set on a pole or a tree stub for 

 the use of swal- 

 lows especially. 

 It can be cleaned 

 by simply lift- 

 ing the box from 



its base. Bluebirds and wrens, as well 

 as swallows, nest in this style of house 

 though they prefer a deeper cavity. 

 Another pole house is shown in figure 1 7. 

 This is essentially after the woodpecker 

 model and is suitable for bluebirds. By 

 releasing the hooks which fasten the box to the base, cleaning is easy. 

 Figure 19 illustrates a house to be attached to a tree. It can be 



FIG. 8. Outdoor nest shelf. 



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FIG. 9. Diagrams for outdoor nest shelf 

 shown in figure 8. 



