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Slide 1: ==== ==== Want More Information On Birdhouse Plans, Check This Out: http://tinyurl.com/woodenshedplans ==== ==== When it comes to birdhouses, you can just build and they will come - 'they', being wrens, robins, phoebes, martins, woodpeckers and bluebirds. That is, if you build it right. You might be wondering, how can you ever build a mere hole wrong? You see, there might only be 85 species of birds in North America that are active cavity dwellers, but their preferences when it comes to their nesting place can vary greatly. If you are looking for birdhouse plans to attract our feathered friends, check out these three things everyone contemplating building a birdhouse should know about. Species-Specific Design There are five major points to consider in cavities for birds - elevation, entrance elevation, entrance size, and cavity floor area and cavity depth. And as mentioned, each specie's preferences may vary, and at times, greatly. For example, the recommended elevation of birdhouses for bluebirds are 5-10 feet, while for woodpeckers, it is 6-20 feet. Another example: for robins, it is recommended that you leave an entire side open, but other species such as wrens want birdhouses with entrance widths of only 1 to 1.5 feet in diameter. Choose a birdhouse plan with dimensions that would attract your target species. Predator Proofing Well, you couldn't always protect the birds from predators, but you can do your feathered friends a favor by making it very hard for predators to reach them. A common mistake was the addition of perches. The general consensus in the past was that perches allow your birds to 'look out', until it became obvious that it only allowed predators such as rats and squirrels to look in and see if the just-hatched birds are ripe for the picking. Bird Friendly-ness The entrance should always be facing away from the prevailing winds so the birds won't have a hard time, and if they don't have a hard time, they'll keep coming back. The structure should also be reasonably waterproof. Find birdhouse plans that would allow you to construct something with angled front to keep the water out. Birdhouses will make a nice addition to your backyard. If you want to build one and provide a home to birds and enjoy a thriving bird population in your area, get a birdhouse plan that would help you do just that.
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