Winter is the best time of year to hunt for birds' nests. It is hard to find them in the spring and the summer. The parent birds intend it shall be. If you succeed in getting a nest, take it into the school room so that the other members of your club can study it with you.
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Where did you find the nest? What is its size and shape? Name it, if you can.
Was it built on the horizontal crotch of the branch, or on an upright crotch?
How was it fastened to the branch?
Notice the materials of which it is made.
Fig. 331. The hanging nest of the oriole. A cord is woven into the nest.
In the oriole's nest you will see that there is a difference in the way in which the upper and lower parts are made. What is it?