148 Wild Bird Guests 



woodpeckers which may come, though it is not 

 really necessary even for them. 



The Window Box 



Few devices have given more satisfaction to 

 members of our household than the window 

 box, which was made from a sketch kindly sent to 

 me by William Dutcher, President of the Na^ 

 tional Association of Audubon Societies. It is 

 made to fit the open window, the sash coming 

 down snug into a groove in the woodwork at the 

 top. It projects into the room about a foot. The 

 top, back, and sides are of glass, which helps to 

 give the room a cheerful sunny appearance. 

 The floor of the box is of wood and in the form of 

 a tray projects into the garden ten or twelve 

 inches. At the top, and inside the room, of 

 course, is a hinged lid through which we put the 

 food, and which can be used to ventilate the room 

 when necessary. This window box has proved a 

 great success, and at different times I have seen 

 it filled with blue jays, pine grosbeaks, redpolls, 

 crossbills, and chickadees, while many other 

 birds have come in smaller numbers. At first 

 we helped the birds to find it by erecting in the 

 garden, about ten feet from the window, an old 

 stump to which we tied big lumps of suet. Birds 



