MAKING BIRD SANCTUARIES 



question that every bird asks of his mate: "Where 

 shall we find a place for our nest?" In the end he 

 flies away. Therefore when the roses and lilies 

 bloom the visitor is deprived of the Bluebird's 

 cheery song, for the little fellow and his mate have 

 departed to the neighbouring farm where they may 

 be found, perhaps, in the old apple orchard. 



A few cents expended for lumber and a very little 

 labour in the making of a small box to be attached 

 to the side of a tree or erected on a post, are all that is 

 needed to keep the Bluebirds where they can cheer 

 the hearts of sorrowing visitors. The tiny Wrens, 

 whose loud bursts of song are entirely out of propor- 

 tion to their size, can be attracted in summer to the 

 proportion of two pairs or more to every acre. 



It is a curious fact, of which I believe but little 

 has been written, that birds that build open nests 

 may often be induced to remain in a locality if attract- 

 ive nesting material is placed within easy reach. 



In many a cemetery Orioles could be tempted to 

 weave cradles among the swaying elm limbs if 

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