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Facts on Birdhouses

By Nancy Wagner

Birdhouses attract a variety of birds.
More than 24 species of birds nest in birdhouses, including songbirds, swallows and owls. Most of these birds nest in tree cavities, but when natural nesting areas remain scarce, birdhouses serve as a backup. Consider adding bird feeders and birdbaths in the area to give the nesting birds even more reason to raise their young in the birdhouses.

Materials
Most birdhouses are built from wood or other natural materials as wood takes longer to heat on warm days. Dried gourds with entrance and drainage holes also make good nesting boxes. Birdhouses made from slab bark appeal to brown creepers and prothonotary warblers. Some houses are built from lightweight aluminum material. These houses are often mounted on top of a pole. Birds such as wood ducks use birdhouses that contain a layer of wood chips or sawdust.

Features
Birdhouses need a hole for the bird to enter through and a roof to keep out rain. The houses also need small holes at the top to help provide air circulation on warm days. Because birdhouses need cleaning each year, an opening on the top or side of the box makes the task easier. Some birds, such as Purple Martins, live in community birdhouses that provide at least four openings. These birdhouses usually lock onto telescoping poles that help position the house 10 to 20 feet above the ground.

Requirements
Each species of bird requires a different type of birdhouse when it comes to the size and depth of the unit. Chickadees require a house that's 4 inches wide and deep, and 8 inches tall. The entrance hole, measuring 1 1/8 inches across, should be 6 inches above the floor. Other birds, such as owls, require much larger birdhouses because they bring back whole prey to feed their nestlings. Screech owls are more likely to move into a birdhouse if it’s lined with several inches of wood shavings.

Location
Some birds, such as tree swallows, require certain locations for the birdhouse. Tree swallows like birdhouses attached to dead trees. Prothonotary warblers only nest in boxes on a lake or pond. Birdhouses on fence posts along open fields attract bluebirds. Owls and kestrels also prefer boxes on the edges of fields or woods so they can easily leave the house to hunt. Wood ducks use houses near water as the ducklings jump from the nest into the water within hours of birth.

Benefits
Watching how birds use birdhouses to attract a mate and raise their young are ways to learn about wildlife in your area. It also helps teach children about birds and their habits. Another reason to encourage birds to move into the area is their interest in insects for food. Some birds, such as swallows and Purple Martins, eat hundreds of mosquitoes each day.
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grandmapegs

Trish, I was curious of your birds. I expanded your lesson with a couple of YouTube videos - one of a fantail and one of silvereyes. Both were interesting birds, especially the fantail, love his song a tail fluttering. Thanks for the info.

Trish237

I think the reason a lot of birds don’t make an appearance here is it’s too far to fly! I think most of the birds we see here as “common” (blackbirds, starlings, thrush and sparrows) have all been introduced species. My favourite native bird here is the fantail. I get a few in my back garden and see them on our forest walks - they flit about as they catch the tiny insects we must disturb as we walk. They really are beautiful and have a delightful and easily identifiable chirrup. Their tail is a perfect fan shape; they’re a tiny bird. There are also a lot of silvereyes around at the moment - called silvereyes as they have a white rim of feathers around their eyes while the rest of their plumage is green. They’re about the same size as fantails. That’s my lesson for you today Grandmapegs lol.

grandmapegs

Trish, another interesting fact I never knew and had to google, too. "Woodpecker. Woodpeckers are part of the family Picidae, a group of near-passerine birds that also consist of piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions."
Woodpeckers have been everywhere I have ever lived. So it seems strange you have not only no hummingbirds, but no woodpeckers.
I too love to have such interesting friends to comment and learn from different observations. Thank you for sharing so much with me, Trish, your comments are always opening my mind to new thoughts, new words and ideas about our wonderful world.

Trish237

What I love about your friends who comment Grandmapegs is I google things I never knew about that you all share. Today it was the different woodpeckers (golden fronted and the ladderback) - we don’t get any here but I’d love to see one. They are rather cute!

grandmapegs

Cathy, the golden front doesn't range as far north as Idaho, lucky you to see an unusual bird, especially new to you. Glad you enjoyed.

CathyTxDJ

❤️ Pretty ❤️ Pretty ❤️!!!
Today a golden-fronted woodpecker came to feed. What a treat! I've seen a ladder back woodpecker but this fellow was new to me.

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