Tiny little cavity bird

I love nuthatches.  How can you not?  They are so darn cute and personable.



If you want to attract them, hang a house for them!  Last in my series of birdhouse plans, you definitely want to have these little guys hanging around your yard!





Source:

Schutz, Walter E.  1973.   Bird Watching, Housing and Feeding.  Milwaukee: Bruce Publishers

Attracting two peckers

Redheaded and Hairy Woodpeckers.  What did you think I meant?



Here are plans for a house for them.





Source:

Schutz, Walter E.  1973.   Bird Watching, Housing and Feeding.  Milwaukee: Bruce Publishers

For other bird house plans, click here.

Robins, robins, everywhere!

If you're like me, you have lots of American Robins hanging around your house this year (or, if you don't live in the US, perhaps another species?).



Here are some plans for a robin shelf, to follow the series I've posted on adding bird shelters to your yard to help out our feathered friends.





Source:

Schutz, Walter E.  1973.   Bird Watching, Housing and Feeding.  Milwaukee: Bruce Publishers

The Ubiquitous House Finch

YAY!  Spring is officially....  HERE!  Of course, when you live in the Great Basin desert, spring doesn't REALLY come until - well - May?  June?  Heck, there's even been snow here on the 4th of July!!!  But whatever, I won't get bogged down in the semantics - my calender says today is the start of spring, so I'll do a happy dance!  Spring is my FAVORITE season.  Well, I LOVE, love, LOVE summer, but that means I'm only one season away from fall and then soon winter.  Ugh.  Spring is just the beginning of a wondrous few months ahead (or, again, when you live here...  a very few months!) - and today is just the beginning!  Ah, the possibilities...

Anyway, in continuing my series on hanging nest boxes for birds, here are plans for House Finch boxes.  No matter where you live in the US, you probably have House Finches, so this will apply to everyone!

Source:

Schutz, Walter E.  1973.   Bird Watching, Housing and Feeding.  Milwaukee: Bruce Publishers.

Martins, anyone?

Martins can be tricky.  My parents have had a house up for as long as I can remember, and never successfully attracted Martins.  Those who have them, however, love them.  Placing the house in really open areas will have better results.  Following my series on birdhouses, here are 2 plans for Martin houses.

Source:

Schutz, Walter E.  1973.   Bird Watching, Housing and Feeding.  Milwaukee: Bruce Publishers

Would you be my... woodpecker?

As spring is only three days away, it's time to put out the houses to attract the birds returning from their winter down south!  Here are plans for a Downy Woodpecker house.  This post is part of a series on birdhouse plans, if you want to find plans for other species!