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Identifier: birdlore161914nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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THE CASTLE FROM THE PARK; ESTATE OF BARON VON BERLEPSCHThe trees and shrubs on each side of the vista are filled with birds nests (330) Some Observations on Bird Protection in Germany 331 atory birds as have been found to prey especially on their own kind. Themethods used in carrying out the purposes above stated are given in some detailin the book. In visiting Seebach, the writer had in mind, by seeing for himself the resultsof this remarkable experiment, to supplement and make more practical suchknowledge as he had already acquired from reading the book. Unfortunately,
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VIEW OF THE HOME PARK FROM THE TOP OF THE CASTLE. ESTATEOF BARON VON BERLEPSCH there was not sufficient time to make any careful study, and the weather wassuch as to render the taking of satisfactory photographs difficult or impossible.Notes were made more especially on practices, or modifications of practices,which have either been developed since the book was written, or weie notfully described therein. The nesting-boxes are probably the most conspicuous and interesting devicesto the average visitor, especially to the American who has already becomefamiliar with them in his own country. These are scattered everywhere throughthe home park and adjacent woods, and also in the forest, which is situated at 332 Bird - Lore a distance of some six miles from the castle. They are, as a rule, of the regula-tion sizes and shapes as described in the book, being imitations of the cavitiesexcavated by Woodpeckers, and about 90 per cent are said to be occupied each year. A modifica-tion, however,

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