Free Birdhouse Plans: Building a Safe Haven

Bird lovers frequently want to attract various species of birds into their gardens. Regularly this includes planting the types of trees and flowers that birds love, to try to create a mini safe haven that birds want to come and nest in.

Together with this, bird lovers will often look for free bird house plans to be able to construct nesting places for birds. Building an outdoor bird house allows you to be a part of, and witness, the normal nesting habits of birds from the start to finish. If you want to do this, the best type of free birdhouse plans to choose are those that incorporate a hinged front to the house, which means you can open the house to view the birds development without distressing the nesting mother or baby chicks inside. Although you may be able to find free birdhouse plans the quality of the plans can sometimes be better if you choose to pay a small amount to buy a book, or even an e-book, on bird house building plans.

Match the bird house to species

If you want a particular species of bird to be attracted to your garden, then you should look for bird house plans to are created specifically for that species of bird, such as bluebird house plans. These plans will provide exact instructions on creating a bird house with the elements specific to that species of bird. Bluebirds in particular benefit from humans building homes for them. Bluebirds are not able to build their own homes. In the wild they would usually use an old woodpecker hole in a tree for example, but due to the spread of urban areas these natural homes are now few and far between. This has resulted in a sharp decline in bluebird numbers in recent years. Many concerned people have been looking for free bird house plans, or buying specific plans, to allow them to construct homes for these birds in their gardens.  

Most plans for bluebird houses, whether free bird house plans or not, will recommend that you place you bird house on a pole. This means the house is out of reach of predators, such as cats or snakes. You should also take into account how high the pole is that you use, as it should be high enough off the ground so that predators at floor level can’t reach the birds.

Irrespective of whether you choose free bird house plans, or spend a small amount of money for better quality plans, make sure that the plan you choose provides specific details on incorporating drainage into the bird house. You should have small holes in the bottom of the house to allow water to drain away. A slopped roof will also allow rain to be directed away from the inside of the house, keeping it dry. 
 
All in all, building a bird house means are doing you bit to help birds find homes in a world that is losing natural nesting places quickly.