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fortable for everybody to leave the young ones by themselves, while the mother 

 roosted in a tree near by. I suppose it was a great relief to her to be able to 

 get an unbroken night's rest once in a while after a hard day's work 

 feeding them. 



There are other camps in the neighborhood, and probably every third one 

 has its pair of Phoebes. Some of the people do not like to have the birds around. 



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A PIKEBE AT ITS NEST IN THE FACE OF A CLIFF 



so I have heard that they tear the nests down, but at "Bird Nest Cottage" 

 Phcebes are always welcome. 



Phoebes build their nests in a great variety of places, but the most of 

 those I recall having seen were situated on some structure made by the hands 

 of man. Thus they build on the joists of barns or other outbuildings; on the 

 cross-pieces of verandas; under the eaves; on the cross-pieces of culverts or 

 bridges; or on the sides of rock walls. Once I knew a Phoebe that made 

 her nest on the side of a disused open well. The spot selected was about six 

 feet below the level of the ground and was protected by a broken piece of 



