14 METHODS OF ATTRACTING BIRDS 



further to draw birds around habitations, when 

 man makes some special efEort to attract them. 

 It is the purpose of this book to render some 

 suggestions looking toward this end. Not only 

 may we hope to increase the number of individ- 

 uals of those birds now known to nest around 

 buildings and in bird-houses, but we may expect 

 to domesticate other species of birds, whose nest- 

 ing-habits are such that we may imitate their 

 nesting-sites by means of artificial houses. 



The birds which have been known to nest in 

 bird-houses, as far as the author has been able to 

 secure any records, are the following : — 



BIRDS USING NESTING-HOUSES 

 (Those marked with an asterisk use houses quite commonly). 

 Bluebirds : 

 ♦Eastern (^Sialia sialis). 

 * Western (^Sialia mexicana occidentalism. 



Mountain (Sialia arcticd). 

 Chickadees : 

 *Black-capped (Penthestea atricapillus). 

 ♦Oregon {Penthestes atricapillus occidentalis). 

 Carolina (Penthestes carolinensis). 

 Duck, Wood (^Aix sponsa). 

 *Finch, House (Carpodacus mexicana frontalis). 

 Flicker (Colaptes auratus luteusy 

 Flycatcher, Crested (Myiarchus crinitus'). 

 Tiawk, Sparrow (^Falco sparverius). 

 *Martin, Purple (Progne suhis). 

 Owl, Screech (^Otus asid). 

 Robin (Planesticus migratorius'). 

 ♦Sparrow, English (^Passer domesticus). 



