Bird House Building Plans: Finding the Right Ones

If you love birds and would like to attract them to your garden the best option is to build a bird house. As different species of birds have different preferences, people will often build a few types of bird houses so that they can attract different types of birds to their garden. Before going ahead and starting work on a bird house you should find a set of bird house building plans for the species of bird you wish to attract. It is possible to find free birdhouse plans from bird magazines or various bird society websites. The bird house building plans should include step by step instructions to allow you to construct the bird house, as well as advise on the best placement to attract your species of bird. Bluebirds are an example of a bird species that uses other birds’ nests. Because of the influx of urbanization it is becoming increasingly hard for these birds to find a place to nest and so there numbers have been slowly declining. These birds in particular can really benefit from a human built bird house.

Materials and Placement

Although bird house building plans will usually be designed for a specific species of bird as they all have different preferences, there is some overlap. For example, you may get a bird house building plan that will work well for several different species of small bird, while another plan may encompass various species of larger birds. You should usually choose to construct your bird house out of wood, such as cedar. This will naturally deter insects from making their home in your bird house, and in this way avoid the possibility of pest chasing your birds away.

Bird house building plans often mention placing your bird house on top of a pole. This stops animals that can normally climb into birds nests, such as cats and snakes, from gaining access to the eggs or nesting chicks. The bird house building plans will usually make it clear how high to make the pole, so that it is high enough to keep the predators out but still low enough for you to be able to see into the nest if you want keep progress on its development.

If you wanting to be able to open the front of the nest to allow you to look in and watch the progress of the nestlings, look for bird house building plans that include a hinge mounted front with a clear plastic interior within. This will allow you access to the nest without actually disturbing the occupants.