TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Our Friends the Birds 11
Birds That Adapt Themselves to Nesting Boxes 12
The Bluebirds 13
The Robin 14
The Titmice 14
The Wrens 15
The Woodpecker 16
Bird House Material 16
Methods of Finishing Exteriors 18
Bird Box Specifications 20
Typical Bird House Specifications 21
Methods of Conducting a Bird House Contest 23
Bird House Day 26
Bird Enemies 27
General Directions for Starting Work on the Bird Boxes 28
Winter Care of the Birds 35
Plate 1—Blue Bird House 41
Plate 2—Blue Bird House 42
Plate 3—Blue Bird House 43
Plate 4—Blue Bird House 44
Plate 5—Blue Bird House 45
Plate 6—Box for Robins 46
Plate 7—Box for Robins 47
Plate 8—Box for Wrens 48
Plate 9—Double Wren House 49
Plate 10—Downy Woodpecker House 50
Plate 11—Box for Hairy Woodpeckers 51
Plate 12—Flicker House 52
Plate 13—Woodpecker House 53
Plate 14—Nuthatch House 54
Plate 15—Nuthatch House 55
Plate 16—Box for Tree Swallow 56
Plate 17—Titmouse House 57
Plate 18—Chickadee House 58
Plate 19—Houses from Common Objects 59
Plate 19a—Suggested Designs for Boxes 60
Plate 20—Feeding Devices 61

Fig. 5. Exhibit of Birdhouses Made In the St. Johnsbury Schools in 1919.