Joseph H. Dodson, Bird Lover, in his Study 
ence has determined to be essential, if they are truly to be homes for our feathered 
friends. 
Now, in the first place you can’t have birds unless you prepare for them—by 
that I mean, erect houses, shelters and shelter shelves, or “invitations to nest.” 
This is absolutely necessary, and the houses should be so erected that the birds 
will be in the least danger of being annoyed. There are enough things that can 
happen to them without the location of the houses being wrong. After these 
houses are put up properly and occupied, as they surely will be, then the birds 
must be protected from their natural enemies—cats, English sparrows, and 
squirrels. 
My Houses Bring, the Birds Back to You Year after Year 
Besides being built for the true purpose of attracting the birds, these Dodson 
Bird Houses are well put together and made of selected materials in order to resist 
the action of the elements. 
Only selected first class wood, thoroughly seasoned, is used in the construction 
of my houses. Years of experience have proven just what woods are most suitable 
for the different shapes of houses. The demand for 
the different artistic shapes necessitates that they be 
made of varied woods most suitable to the designs. 
Red Cedar, Oak, Cypress, and selected White Pine, 
enter into their construction. The nails and cleats 
holding them together are thoroughly coated so as 
to resist rust. 
With Dodson Bird Houses, you are sure of the 
birds returning to you each season, as they will do 
when their houses are permanent, for Dodson Houses 
are built to last a man’s lifetime. 
Skilled mechanics, and not boys, put these 
Dodson Houses together, and if you are to be 
successful in keeping the birds on your place year 
after year, your houses must be permanent in 
character. 
Dodson Bird Houses are painted in accordance 
with hues that naturally attract our feathered 
friends. Only the oest oil colors are used to bring Robin &oin& to its nest on 
these houses to a state of perfected beauty. Dodson Sheltered Shelf 
