PLATE 1.
BLUE BIRD HOUSE
PLATE 2.
BLUE BIRD HOUSE
PLATE 3.
BLUE BIRD HOUSE
PLATE 4.
BLUE BIRD HOUSE
PLATE 5.
BLUE BIRD HOUSE
PLATE 6.
BOX FOR ROBINS
PLATE 7.
BOX FOR ROBINS
PLATE 8.
BOX FOR WRENS
PLATE 9.
DOUBLE WREN HOUSE
PLATE 10.
DOWNY WOODPECKER HOUSE
PLATE 11.
BOX FOR HAIRY WOODPECKERS
PLATE 12.
FLICKER HOUSE
PLATE 13.
WOODPECKER HOUSE
PLATE 14.
NUTHATCH HOUSE
PLATE 15.
NUTHATCH HOUSE
PLATE 16.
BOX FOR TREE SWALLOW
(CAT PROOF)
PLATE 17.
TITMOUSE HOUSE
PLATE 18.
CHICKADEE HOUSE
PLATE 19.
HOUSES FROM COMMON OBJECTS
| Gourds. | Tomato Can. | Flower pot. |
| Milk can. | Small keg. | Small wooden box. |
Any discarded article of suitable size may be utilized for a nesting box, those of wood being best.
Metal objects should be placed in a cool shady place as they heat up very badly if exposed to the sun.
Methods of keeping cats away.
PLATE 19A.
SUGGESTED DESIGNS FOR BOXES
Completely covered with bark
Barn roof, painted body
Natural limb hollowed out
Cavity opened showing method of
gouging and hinging
PLATE 20.
FEEDING DEVICES
Drawings made from Farmer’s Bulletin, #621
FIG. 1 FOOD SHELF
FIG. 2 FEEDING STICK
FIG. 3 COCOANUT LARDER
—Rustic Food Shelf—
To be attached to tree
or side of house.
FIG. 4 FOOD HOUSE ON
PIVOT