Wren House: The Easiest Box to Get Occupied
If you want a nest box that actually gets used, start with wrens. House Wrens are not fussy about the …
Houses & Setup
Nest boxes, hole sizes and placement from NestWatch, plus feeder hygiene and keeping birds off your windows.
Where to Hang a Birdhouse and How High
Most unused birdhouses are not badly built. They are badly placed. A box nailed to a tree trunk at head …
Keeping Birds From Hitting Your Windows
The sound is unmistakable and you never get used to it. A thump on the glass, and either a bird …
Birdhouse Hole Size by Species: The Only Table You Need
The entrance hole is the only part of a birdhouse that decides who gets in. Everything else, the roof pitch, …
Purple Martin House: A Colony Is a Commitment
Every other nest box in this niche is a thing you screw to a post and check twice a summer. …
Cleaning Feeders and the Disease Risk Behind It
Cleaning a bird feeder is the least appealing job in backyard birding and the one with the clearest reason behind …
Bluebird House: Hole Size, Depth and Predator Guard
A bluebird house is one of the few things you can put in a yard where getting the details right …