The World's Record for Density of Bird Population 



79 



LIST OF BIRDS NESTING ON SECOND ACRE 

 Song Sparrow i pair Screech Owl* (no young in nest 



Carolina Wren* i 



Flicker* i 



Maryland Yellow-Throat . . . . i 



Brown Thrasher i 



House Wren* 4 



Robin 2 



Catbird i 



Chipping Sparrow i 



June 15, as brood had already 



left) 1 pair 



Martins* 18 " 



Towhee i " 



Total 33 pairs 



English Sparrows o 



I attribute our success primarily to shooting the Sparrows and driving all 

 cats away, to putting up many boxes, to keeping fresh water handy at all times, 

 etc. We did everything we could for the comfort of our birds; for instance, we 

 put on twigs little pieces of the oil-paper that our butter was wrapped in, and 

 we left mud in convenient places for the Martins. The Catbirds used the oil- 



A MARTIN HOUSE IN THE MEADOW, ABOUT 

 ONE HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE HOUSE 



It is advisable not to place the Martin box too near the 

 house, for the birds begin to chatter long before dawn, and 

 will awaken the household. 



MARTIN HOUSE IN THE 

 HEN-YARD OCCUPIED BY 

 TWENTY -FIVE PAIRS OF 

 MARTINS IN 1914 AND 1915. 



The Martins are very efficient 

 guardians of our chickens. I have 

 often seen them drive the Hawks 

 and Crows away. They hate Buz- 

 zards also. 



