How to Make and Erect Bird-Houses 



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is large enough. For Flickers, Owls, Sparrow Hawks and other larger birds, 

 the rooms should be about 6 inches wide by 7 inches long by 14 inches high. 

 For Martins and other birds which nest in colonies, a bird- house can contain 

 as many rooms as desired, each room having about the same dimensions as 

 given for the first. 



It is a good idea to have the side or the top of the bird-house hinged or 

 removable, so that the old nest can be cleaned out, thus making room for a new 



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SUGGESTIONS FOR BIRD BOXES 



one for the following summer, and the birds will return to rear a brood year 

 after year. 



A bird-house should not be placed less than 6 feet from the ground — 10 

 feet or above is preferable. They can be placed on barns, sheds, fence-posts, or 

 hung from trees. 



Birds always prefer houses more or less in the open, so that they can detect 

 any intruders which may come that way. They should not be placed amid the 



