A SCKIij;CH-OWI, S F.WOIUTK NUST-EOX 



Pliotu by C.corge K. King 



"Of liird-hiiuscs. to be supplied for those birds that nest aliout buildini;s or in holes of 

 trees, there seems to be an almost inhnite variety; tree stumps, real or artilieial, boxes, eot- 

 tages, houses, large and elaborate mansions, barrel-houses, gourds, flower-pots, tin-cans, 

 shelves, and all kinds of contraptions" (see page 339). The nest-boxes "on my place have 

 been occupied by screech-owls, bluebirds, chickadees, tree-swallows, flickers, white-breasted 

 nuthatches, and great-crested flycatchers" (see page 341). 



winter Ij^' surrouiideil by the ^■er(lure of 

 .summer, we need not content ourselves 

 with the Ijare poles of deciduous ,a:rowth. 

 Evergreens jirotect us and delight oin- 

 eyes with their color and varying light.s 

 and shadf)ws, and what is more Ijeautiful 



than a pine wood or group of e\ergreens 

 after a snow-storm ? 



Those of us who possess farms, wdiile 

 naturalh' jealous of e\erv encroachment 

 on our fields, can always find .some place 

 which may lie planted. The immediate 



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