BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



head raised, as the young will stretch up their 

 necks for the food when they know the mother 

 is coming. The roof, like all bird house roofs, 

 should slant and project to keep out the storm. 



Smaller shelves can be supplied for the 

 Phoebes, unless there are plenty of nesting 

 places for them. 



In choosing locations for nest boxes and in 

 hanging them, the taste and requirements of 

 the birds must also be considered if one wishes 

 to have success. The Flickers like to be in the 

 orchard or along the edge of the orchard. The 

 Woodpeckers here prefer the edge of the 

 orchard, or the edge of the bush below the 

 orchard bank. Bluebirds will be at home 

 round the farm buildings or the house, es- 

 pecially if there be an old orchard and stretch 

 of uncut grass close at hand. The Chickadees 

 have been most at home in the trees at the edge 

 of the swamp, though they spend much time in 

 the orchard, which is only a short fly from the 

 swamp, and some nest in the orchard. The 

 Tree Swallows prefer to be near a spring, and 

 the little Wrens will come as close to the house 

 as they possibly can. 



Various means may be used to fasten the 

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