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DURING the autumn and winter of the past three years I have been observing the distribution of birds' nests as regards position in the hedges. In the fields around this village the following facts are noticed. In hedges running north and south (facing east and west), by far the greater number of nests are found to the east of a line through the length of the hedge. In hedges running east and west (facing north and south), very few are on the north side, some in the centre, but most to the south of the line through the length of the hedge. There seems to be a very good reason why this should be the case, but it would not do to state reasons without more evidence. I have not seen this matter noticed in any book or “paper”, and it would be interesting to know how the majority of the nests in other parts of the country are placed. The present is a good time for such observations.
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WALSH, J. Positions of Birds' Nests in Hedges. Nature 82, 189 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082189d0
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