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BOY BIRD HOUSE ARCHITECTURE 



Fig. 11. Children Starting Out to Put Up Houses. 



English Sparrows are another sworn 

 enemy of our song birds and they should be 

 exterminated in every way possible. 



Traps, air guns and any other means, no 

 matter how diabolical, are all too good for this 

 feathered pest. Their nests should be pulled 



down and the young destroyed whenever and 

 wherever found. They are persistent and must 

 be continuously harassed. 



Squirrels ana snakes also steal both the 

 eggs and the young and they should be driven 

 from localities frequented by birds. 



GENERAL DIRECTIONS KOR STARTING WORK ON 

 THE BIRD BOXES. 



First decide upon the bird for which your 

 house is to be made and, referring to the draw- 

 ings, select the cue which best suits your fancy. 



Look the various pieces over and estimate 

 about how much hiniber will be required, then 

 plan your work so as to cut your board with 

 as little waste as possible. Take pieces of a 

 similar width and get them out in one long 

 piece from your board. 



