Bird Houses and Nests
Adding a bird house to your backyard can turn it into a nestling nursery, but to do so you need to know how to build or buy the best bird houses for your local flocks and how to place, clean and care for their homes. This information can help your yard become a busy bird hotel for all types of birds, including birds that nest in houses as well as species that construct their nests elsewhere.
Birds That Use Bird Houses
A list of bird species that use bird houses or nest boxes in North American and Europe, including tips for how to attract birds to bird houses.
Top 10 Bird House Problems
Do you have problems attracting birds to your bird houses? If you're making one of these mistakes, it's easy to correct and make your bird houses more attractive to nesting birds.
Make a Safer Birdhouse
Twelve tips for safe and attractive birdhouses.
When Is the Best Time to Put Up Bird Houses?
There is never a bad time to put up bird houses, but knowing when the best times are can help backyard birders attract more nesting birds.
Mounting a Bird House
Even the best bird house isn't attractive to birds if it isn't mounted properly. Learn the best heights to mount houses for different birds and other tips about where to best put a bird house.
Adding Nesting Material to Bird Houses
If you're tempted to add nesting material to bird houses to make them more attractive to nesting birds, you might want to think twice - not all birds will appreciate it. Learn which birds don't mind, and what other nesting materials you can offer to encourage birds to use your bird houses.
How to Clean a Bird House
Tips for how and when to clean a birdhouse to make it more attractive for nesting birds to return.
Online Nest Cams
Online nest cams give birders an insight into the life of a baby bird. This list of reliable online nest cams includes different species and cams around the world, along with tips for easy online viewing of different bird cams.
Hummingbird Nest Facts
All about hummingbird nests, from the materials used to the nest size to how the nests need to be safe for baby hummingbirds.
Bird Roost Boxes
Bird roost box design basics, including what features are necessary, how to position a roost box and other tips to attract birds with this type of shelter.
Purple Martin Houses
Details for choosing appropriate purple martin houses and ensuring those birdhouses are safe for nesting birds.
Barn Owl Nest Boxes
Tips for choosing and positioning barn owl nest boxes, including a list of nest box retailers.
Winter Bird Shelters
Tips for providing shelter for winter birds, including the most popular types of winter bird shelters and how to use them effectively to attract birds in winter.
Winterize Your Bird Houses
These tips to prepare bird houses for winter can help you store your houses or convert them to effective roost boxes to provide shelter for winter birds.
Birdhouses 101
Birds prefer specific types of houses and Birdhouses 101 offers parameters and guidelines for building birdhouses for more than 50 species. Additional tips on feeding, house placement and bird behavior are included.
Suet Cage Nester
Offer birds nesting material with this fast, easy project to combine scrap yarn with a suet cage for a colorful nester. Includes tips for positioning your nester and how to watch nests that use your yarn.