Foreword 5
Bird Houses and Common Sense 7
Some Current Notions Corrected 7
General and Miscellaneous 11
Material 11
Entrance 11
Nails 13
Slabs 13
Facilities for House Cleaning 13
Position of Boxes 13
Undesired Tenants 14
Thickets 15
Dimensions for Various Houses 16
House Wren 18
Other Wrens 18
Black-capped Chickadee 18
Other Chickadees 19
White-breasted Nuthatch 20
Other Nuthatches 20
Tufted Titmouse 20
Tree Swallow 21
Other Swallows 21
Eastern Bluebird 21
Other Bluebirds 22
Crested Flycatcher 22
Flickers 23
Purple Martin 25
Tree-nesting Ducks 27
Hawks and Owls 28
Common House Finch 29
Robin and Phoebe 29
Bird Baths 33
Food Stations 35
_ILLUSTRATIONS_
Bluebirds 4
Nesting Sites, Natural and Artificial 9
The Best and Most Simple Form of Artificial Nesting Site 12
Discouraging the Uninvited Guest 14
A Simple and Effective Box Bird House 17
A Chickadee Family 19
The Martin House 24
Nesting House for Ducks 26
An Easy-to-make Box 27
Nest Boxes for the House Finch 30
Nesting Shelves for Robins and Phoebes 30, 31
Bird Baths 32
Types of Feeding Stations 34
Drinking and Bathing Station for Winter Use 36
Wood Ducks Back Cover
[Illustration: Bluebirds]