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inside, with an entrance 

 ij inches in diameter on 

 one side near the top, 

 makes a very acceptable 

 chickadee home. This 

 house should be placed 

 with its long diameter 

 perpendicular to the earth, 

 in a tree or against a 

 building, about 10 feet 

 from the ground. 



The chickadee in its 

 natural haunts rears its 



FIG. 268. Nest of house wren in nest- 

 ing box shown in Fig. 267. (Photo, by 

 Hegner.) 



young in the hollow of a tree. The nest is made of soft moss, 

 a few feathers, and the hairs of different animals. From six 

 to ten eggs are laid pure white with a reddish tint, and 



spotted with red- 

 dish brown at the 

 larger end. 



Chickadees are 

 with us the entire 

 year. Their nests 

 are built about the 

 first of May, and 

 two broods may be 

 reared in a season. 

 The bluebird is 

 larger than the 

 chickadee and wren, 

 and needs a larger 

 home. Its house 

 should be 10 X 6 

 X 6 inches inside. 

 The entrance is in 

 one end, from 2 to 



FIG. 269. Bluebird with a grasshopper for its 

 young. (Photo, by Hegner.) 



