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by Ernest Thompson Seton

Make and maintain for a season a bird bath. Record the visits of at least 10 species, including the dates when seen, for coup. Maintain the bath for 6 months and record visits of at least 15 species. Tell about 10 methods of bathing and the birds that do them, for grand coup.

Build and put up a birds' nesting box which is used by a pair of birds, and keep a record of its tenants for one season, for coup; 5 such boxes and records, for grand coup.

Build 5 bird boxes or shelters and set them up, to be tenanted by at least 3 different species of birds, for coup; 10 boxes or shelters tenanted by 6 different species, for grand coup.

Build a bird bath. Build a dust bath. Either for coup; both for grand coup.

Tent Caterpillar or Web Worm. Save trees by destroying 500 of the tents or 1,000 egg clusters, for coup. Double the number for grand coup; 100 separate worms or 25 of the moths may be counted as one tent.

Gypsy Moth. As above.

Browntail Moth. As above.

For Further Information, See: The Birch Bark Roll

 

 

   

 

 


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