MAKING BIRD SANCTUARIES 



friends who regularly feed Chickadees in winter, 

 perched on their outstretched hands. It is astonish- 

 ing how quickly wild creatures respond to a reason- 

 able treatment. This may readily be learned by any 

 householder who will try the experiment. With a 

 little patience any teacher can instruct her pupils in 

 the simple art of making the birds feel at home in 

 the vicinity of the schoolhouse. 



Natural Nesting Places Destroyed. — Some kinds of 

 birds, as far back as we know their history, have 

 built their nests in the holes of trees. Woodpeckers 

 have strong, chisel-shaped bills and are able to exca- 

 vate nesting cavities, but there are others that do not 

 possess such tools. These must depend on finding 

 the abandoned hole of some Woodpecker, or the 

 natural hollow of some tree. It not infrequently 

 happens that such birds are obliged to search far and 

 wide for a hole in which they can make their abode 

 It is customary for those who take care of lawns and 

 city parks to chop away and remove all dead limbs or 

 dead trees. As very few Woodpeckers ever attempt 

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