THE BIRD STUDY BOOK 



or nailing them to trees about their homes, and some 

 city authorities include bird boxes in the annual ex- 

 penditure for the care of public parks. It was not 

 much more than a decade ago that the first serious 

 commercial attempt was made to place bird boxes on 

 the market. To-day there are not less than twenty 

 firms engaged in their manufacture. Some of the boxes 

 are very ornate and make beautiful additions even to 

 the most carefully kept estate. One can buy them 

 at prices varying from thirty-five cents to thirty-five 

 dollars each. Among the many responsible manu- 

 facturers that may be recommended are: 



The Crescent Company, " Birdville," Toms River, 

 New Jersey; Pinedale Bird Nesting Box Company, 

 Wareham, Massachusetts; The Audubon Bird House 

 Company, Meriden, New Hampshire; Maplewood Bi- 

 ologica Laboratory, Stamford, Connecticut; Jacobs 

 Bird House Company, 404 South Washington St., 

 Waynesburg, Pa.; Decker Brothers, Rhinebeck, New 

 York; Winthrop Packard, Canton, Massachusetts. 



It is not necessary, however, to buy boxes to put 

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