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dwellers and the cavity dwellers Tree dwellers will not live

in a house or any kind of cavity For example, the Baltimore

woodpeckers always build their nests in the hollow of trees

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or cover it with roofi.ng paper.

9 Protect the opening See to it that the roof boards extend

10 Be sure the house is easy to clean In the houses shownthere is a pivot screw at each side of the bottom toward the

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hand drill As a rule, the grain of the front and back pieces

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a house for your bluebird lane

The reasons for the decline of this species are many First,

sprays for insect control

dozen or so houses of the type shown here Use any sort of

A fence row is an ideal location Or, if you can, set them up

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useless as far as the birds are concerned, but they will be

A birdhouse should be made so that it is easy to clean All

of the designs in this book are of this type At the very end

lice or other parasites, disinfect it with a strong insect spray.You can cover the holes of a martin house and, if it is on a

and raise the house to the "up" position

will not blow it down An accident of this kind will not only

wreck the house, but it will kill the young or break the eggs.

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if a side is cracked, fall is the time to take it down for

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Locate the box so that it has a southern exposure and is

en-tire top can be covered with roofing paper In addition to

a brush pile In fall after you have flnished pruning, pile the

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