whorls which birds seek when nest building. This simple 

 expedient need not stop at one's own boundary line, but can 

 be done to nearby roadside undergrowth, resulting in a 

 marked increase in the birds about one's home. 



If we would protect ground nesting birds, as bobolinks, 

 meadow larks and quail, grass in the nesting field should not 

 be cut during the breeding season. 



Bushes Tied Up to Provide Nesting-Places 



White spruce, Douglas spruce, Scotch pine and cedars 

 offer excellent nest sites. Japanese barberry, Washington 

 thorns and others of this famil}', as well as gooseberries and 

 blackberries, when properly pruned, make cat-proof refuges. 

 Poplars, when severely cut back, afford excellent nest sites. 



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