SCREECH OWL: Nesting-box should have the following inside dimen- 

 sions, floor, 8 by 8 inches; depth, 18 inches; entrance, 3 inches in 

 diameter, with its lower edge 12 inches above the floor. It should be 

 placed at a height of from 10 to 25 feet above the ground, on the trunk 

 of a tree among both pine and hardwood groves of fairly open growth, 

 or fastened to one of the large branches of an apple tree in an ancient 

 orchard. 



SPARROW HAWK: Nesting-box should have the following inside dimen- 

 sions, floor, 8 by 8 inches; depth, 18 inches; entrance, 3 inches in 

 diameter, with its lower edge 12 inches above the floor. It should be 

 fastened to the trunk of a tree standing in the open country, or along 

 the borders of a highway, at a height of from ten to twenty feet. 



WOOD DUCK: Nesting-box should have the following inside dimensions, 

 floor, 12 by 12 inches; depth, 24 inches; entrance, 6 inches in diam- 

 eter, with its lower edge 16 inches above the floor. Suitable natural 

 nesting-sites for the Wood Duck do not occur in abundance, so that 

 by placing nesting-boxes on the trunksof large trees withina short distance 

 of a pond or stream, and at a height of from 8 to 20 feet above the 

 ground, we may induce one or more pairs of these beautiful waterfowl 

 to stay in our neighborhood, and raise a brood of young. 



CRESTED FLYCATCHER: Nesting-box should have the following inside 

 dimensions, floor, 6 by 6 inches; depth, 12 inches; entrance, 2 inches 

 in diameter, with its lower edge 8 inches above the floor. It should be 

 fastened on the trunk of an apple tree, or a hardwood tree standing in 

 the open woods, about 15 feet from the ground. 



DOWNY WOODPECKER: Nesting-box should have the following inside 

 dimensions, floor, 4 by 4 inches; depth, 12 inches; entrance, l!4 

 inches in diameter, with its lower edge 8 inches above the floor. This 

 should be fastened to the trunk, or a large perpendicular branch of an 

 apple tree, or to a hardwood tree standing in the open forest, at a 

 height of 15 feet. The Downy Woodpecker rarely raises a brood of 

 young in a nesting-box, but frequently uses it as a winter sleeping apart- 

 ment. However, by persisting in offering this species a suitable nesting- 

 box of the above dimensions, we may eventually be rewarded by its 

 being accepted. 



HAIRY WOODPECKER: Nesting-box should have the following inside 

 dimensions, floor, 6 by 6 inches; depth, 15 inches; entrance, 1V^ 

 inches in diameter, with its lower edge 12 inches above the floor. This 

 species is more of a woodland bird, than others of its family, and seldom 

 nests in close proximity to a dwelling. Nesting-box should be fastened 

 to the trunk of a hardwood tree in fairly open woods, and placed at a 

 height of from 10 to 20 feet above the ground. Like its cousin, the 

 Downy, this Woodpecker does not favor ready-made apartments, but 

 let us persist in our efforts to secure this bird as a tenant. 



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