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conifers, if necessary, to keep out the snow. Birds will seek it 

 as a refuge and shelter from their enemies, and it may save the 

 lives of many. A tight dry-goods box placed on one side so as 



Fiei. l(i. — The simplest food house. A dry-goods box, with chaff 

 and hayseed. 



to open toward the south, or a scratching shed for poultry, is 

 an ideal place for feeding such birds, for it furnishes shelter 

 from w4nd and rain, and the birds can go in easily through the 

 wire netting in front, and are then protected from cats and 



other enemies, which cannot pass through 



the netting. 



The Feeding Shelf. 

 The feeding shelf or table is useful if 

 set at a window high enough so that dogs 

 and cats cannot reach it. Such a shelf 

 may be placed on the south side of a 

 house. It may be kept clear of snow 

 and supplied with food from inside by 

 raising the window, and the birds may 

 be watched at close range through a sash 

 curtain, which conceals the watcher. If 

 the birds do not come readily to this con- 



FiG. 17. — Window feeding 

 shelf and feed hopper. 

 (After Biological Sur- 

 vey.) 



