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Build a Birdhouse from Scraps in
Less Than an Hour
Paint or Stain Your New Birdhouses
Attract Birds to Birdhouses
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Here are some extracts from the ebook "How to Build Your Birdhouse".
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Build a Birdhouse from Scraps in Less Than an Hour
It is a simple job to make a birdhouse from scraps within an hour. Birdhouses can be of
different sizes And shapes to suit the type of birds that you want to attract to them.
Making a birdhouse for a house wren is very easy. These birds prefer urban locations And do
not mind nesting in a hanging birdhouse.
How to Build
Collect 1” standard lumber scraps from the lumber shops. A basic birdhouse is a standard box
with a roof. Front And back walls should be of the same shape, around eight inches wide And
ten inches in height. Each wall should have 45-degree angle cuts meeting at a point at the
top.
Drill the entrance hole with a diameter of 1½”. The entrance hole should be around four to six
inches above the floor of the birdhouse on the front wall only.
The height of the side walls is the distance between the start of the sloping 45-degree
angles of the roof pieces And the bottom of birdhouse.
Use waterproof wood glue to glue the sides together. Then, nail the front wall of the
birdhouse to the sides. Ideally, the floor of the birdhouse should be bigger in each dimension
than the birdhouse. Add an extra inch to the width And depth beyond the joint walls And cut
out the floor to that size. Again, use waterproof glue to glue the birdhouse to the floor And
then nail it where needed.
Make two roof pieces. The first one should be at a 45-degree angle. The second roof should
be an inch bigger in each direction than the first roof. Fix the bigger roof on the smaller one
And then fix it to the birdhouse using glue And nails.
If you really want to, make a perch but I advise against using them. Use a good outdoor
varnish for the outside of your birdhouse.
Now, your birdhouse is ready within an hour, depending on the drying time of the varnish.
Make sure that the varnish is totally dry.
You can hang it with a rope from any tree branch, or place it at the top of a tree. Your
feathered friends could soon take up residence in your birdhouse.
Paint or Stain Your New Birdhouses
You build birdhouses for housing specific species of birds. The painting of your birdhouses
needs to be in accord with the preferences of those birds. Different birds prefer different
colors. Purple martins prefer white while some others prefer beige colors. Research the color
choices of the species you want to attract to your birdhouses.
Overall, birds find birdhouses with subtle colors more attractive. This is because, in nature,
female birds are of a lighter And duller shade than the males. The dull colors protect the birds
from predators. They can easily mingle into the foliage. So, bright colored birdhouses do not
attract as many inhabitants.
How to Paint Birdhouses
Materials You Need
- Tack cloth (cloth that contains a sticky substance, used for removing dust from a
surface before painting
- Weathered Wood® Crackling Medium Acrylic paint
Sand your birdhouse And remove all sand particles with your tack cloth. Apply primer And,
then, allow it to dry. Apply a coating of slate blue paint.
Next, use square brushes And apply a thick coat of paint. Work in rows. Do not apply paint,
but use short, dabbing strokes to push the paint to the front. Allow all the paint to dry.
Apply an even coating of Weathered Wood Crackling Medium over the base paint And let it
dry for half an hour. This medium separates applied paint And gives a roughened And crackled
look to your birdhouse.
You can use a sponge to bring out finer cracks in the applied paint. You can use foliage colors
on your sponge. Use light or dark green paint And apply with light, jumping strokes. This is
similar to the natural foliage And may help the birds feel more at home.
Sponge brushes are the best for painting birdhouses as they do not hold much paint And
make its application easier.
Use two or three coats of external latex paint on the outside for finishing it. Three coats of
water-based polyurethane provide the finish to your painting. Such finishes are environment
friendly, And it is easy to clean them too. They protect your birdhouse.
Cautions When Painting Your Birdhouse
Do not paint the inside the birdhouse. Birds do not nest in painted houses or houses that
smell of paint or of humans.
Do not use any strong chemicals in your painting like lead or creosote. Birds often peck at
their houses And could ingest some paint in the process. This could be fatal or, at least, cause
serious injury to them. Creosote is a recognized wood preservative, but is toxic for birds.
Similarly, wood in feeders should also not contain any such preservative. Do not paint feeders
in any bright colors nor use high-gloss finishes.
Each species of birds are very choosy about their houses. They will not go anywhere near a
highly decorated birdhouse. Therefore, do not decorate your birdhouse extensively. Give it a
basic, natural look And watch the birds nesting And living in your birdhouse.
Do not paint near the entrance holes, as birds use this hole often for coming in And out of the
birdhouse.
Do not use dark shades for birdhouses as dark colors absorb And retain heat. You can paint
roosting houses for roosters in dark colors only for winter months.
Attract Birds to Birdhouses
Often, you have to wait for some time before birds choose to nest in your birdhouses. Birds
are wary of new objects in their familiar surroundings And do not immediately accept your
birdhouses.
You can try to entice them by adding a few birdbaths, feeders with grains And nuts, And some
swings too. Hanging the birdhouse in your backyard garden helps to provide a definite supply
of insects for your birds.
Birdhouses should be durable, waterproof And built for easy accessibility to birds. Wooden
birdhouses have natural insulation properties; cool in summer And warm in winter.
Although you might prefer dark or bright colors for your birdhouses, it is best to stay away
from bright colors. These colors bring the birdhouses to the notice of the many natural
predators of birds. Neutral colors like soft green, brown or tan offer the natural ambiance to
your birdhouses And birds feel more at home.
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DO you like what you have just read? For more lessons that you can learn from the ebook "How
to Build Your Birdhouse", please see the Table of Contents below
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1. Building a Birdhouse – An Overview
History of Birdhouses
Building Your Ideal Birdhouse
2. Why Build a Birdhouse
3. Types of Birdhouses
4. Birdhouses for Different Species
Robins
Chickadees, Nuthatches, And Titmice
Bluebirds
Wrens
Barn Swallows And Phoebes
Tree And Violet-green Swallows
Purple Martins
Woodpeckers
Flycatchers
5. Materials Used for Building a Birdhouse
6. Tools Used to Build Your Birdhouse
7. General Specifications for Your Birdhouses
Specifications for Birdhouses in Inches
8. How to Build a Birdhouse
Preferences of Your Winged Friends
Necessary Precautions When Building Birdhouses
9. Tips for Building a Birdhouse
10. Build a Birdhouse from Scraps in Less Than an Hour
11. Painting or Staining Your New Birdhouses
How to Paint Birdhouses
Materials You Need
Cautions When Painting Your Birdhouse
How to Attract Birds to Birdhouses
12. Birdhouse Basics - What to Look for in a Birdhouse
13. Choosing the Right Birdhouse
14. Useful Tips for Placing Your Birdhouse
Tips for Placing your Birdhouse
15. How Many Birdhouses Should You Have?
16. How to Help Birds Make Their Own Nests
17. Nesting Behavior of Different Birds
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
East And West Screech-Owls; Eastern - (Otus asio); Western - (Otus kennicottii)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
18. Habitat Requirements for Cavity-Nesting Birds
American kestrel
Ash-throated Flycatcher And Great Crested Flycatcher
Barn Owl
Black-capped chickadee And Carolina chickadees
Chestnut-backed chickadees And Mountain chickadees
Eastern Screech Owl And Western Screech owls
House Wrens
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Eastern Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird And Western Bluebird
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallows
19. How to Hang a Birdhouse
20. Tips for Monitoring And Cleaning Nest Boxes
Monitoring And Cleaning Birdhouses
Monitoring before the start of the season
Seasonal Monitoring
Monitoring after the Fledglings fly-off
Cleaning the Birdhouses
21. Different Birdhouse Designs
Common Birdhouse Designs
Purple Martin House
Passerine Nest Box
Wood Duck Nest box
Wren Houses
Essential Features of Your Birdhouses
22. Birdhouse Design Tips
23. Directions for Building a Birdhouse
Steps for Making a Birdhouse
Essential Tips
24. A Birdhouse for Beginners
25. Purple Martin Birdhouse
26. Milk Carton Birdhouse
How to make a Milk Carton Birdhouse
Directions
27. Free Woodworking Birdhouse
28. Bluebird Birdhouse
29. Eastern Bluebird Birdhouse
30. Western And Mountain Bluebird Birdhouse
31. Traditional Cedar Birdhouse
32. Cedar Fence Picket Birdhouse
33. Northern Flicker Birdhouse
34. Wood Ducks And Hooded Mergansers Birdhouse
35. Free Birdhouse Plan
36. Gourd Birdhouse
Materials Required To Build a Gourd House
Things to know when making a gourd nest -
37. Birdhouses Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ideal size of the Birdhouse entrance hole?
Where can I find Cedar Fence Pickets?
I want to paint my Birdhouse. Is it safe to do that?
What can I use to hang my Birdhouse, apart from clothes hanger wire?
Can I nail the Birdhouse in place instead of using screws?
Why do advertisements read, ‘Perch optional’ only for display, do not use?’
What is a ‘Rubber Hose’? Is it similar to garden hose?
At what height should I build Purple Martin’s Birdhouse?
What kind of roof should I make for the Purple Martin?
I used no wire when I hung the Birdhouse. Can I do it now? And, if so - how?
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As you can see,
You gets Endless Birdhouse Ideas and
Easy to follow Birdhouse Construction Plans
How to build a bird house
If you are someone who loves wild birds how would you like to attract different species to
your own back yard? Just like the movie classic, if you build the right house they will come.
It's true. If you create the right environment for a particular bird it's as if you sent out
engraved invitations to the right birds. And as any guest, they will welcome your hospitality.
Our environment continues to become degraded with natural habitats for wildlife declining at
an alarming rate. Beginning a hobby that leads to helping our feathered friends to flourish is
not only personally rewarding but is also environmentally sound.
What you need to know!
First you must know what birds you would like to attract. That entails a bit of research.
Fortunately, everything you need to know to develop this hobby is available in "How to Build
Your Birdhouse."
Did you know that every species of bird has special preferences about the type of nest or
birdhouse that it will use? Tree swallows, wrens, And bluebirds prefer single unit, enclosed
birdhouses.
Bluebirds And tree swallows prefer open areas with fewer shrubs And trees while wrens
prefer nesting in boxes close to shrubs. Phoebes And robins like a sheltered platform, rather
than closed nest boxes.
Anyone can do it!
Building birdhouses is very easy when you know how And "How to Build Your Birdhouse"
makes it child's play. Just take a quick look at what is included for you:
- History of Birdhouses
- Types of Birdhouses
- Birdhouses for Different Species
- Materials Used for Building a Birdhouse
- Tools Used to Build Your Birdhouse
- The Tools You Need
- Specifications for Birdhouses
- How to Build a Birdhouse
- Preferences of Your Winged Friends
- Necessary Precautions When Building Birdhouses
- Build a Birdhouse from Scraps in Less Than an Hour
- Painting or Staining Your New Birdhouses
- How to Paint Birdhouses
- Materials You Need
- Cautions When Painting Your Birdhouse
- How to Attract Birds to Birdhouses
- Birdhouse Basics - What to Look for in a Birdhouse
- Choosing the Right Birdhouse
- Useful Tips for Placing Your Birdhouse
- Tips for Placing your Birdhouse
- How Many Birdhouses Should You Have?
- How to Help Birds Make Their Own Nests
- Useful Nesting Materials
- Nesting Behavior of Different Birds
- Habitat Requirements for Cavity-Nesting Birds
- How to Hang a Birdhouse
- Tips for Monitoring And Cleaning Nest Boxes
- Monitoring And Cleaning Birdhouses
- Seasonal Monitoring
- Cleaning the Birdhouses
- Different Birdhouse Designs
- Essential Features of Your Birdhouses
- Directions for Building a Birdhouse
- Steps for Making a Birdhouse
- A Birdhouse for Beginners
"How to Build Your Birdhouse" is packed with information about birds And building birdhouses.
Undertaking this new hobby as a family project is a great way to interact with your children.
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making our world a better place.
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