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Install wild bird houses to attract your favorite species
About a dozen species of wild birds can be attracted to
backyard birdhouses. Wrens are very tolerant of
mankind, and a wren bird house Bluebirds and purple martins take readily to wild bird
houses, as do tree swallows, wood ducks, house finches,
chickadees and titmice. Only two owls will make use of
wild birdhouses Robins, barn swallows and phoebes will NOT use a birdhouse, but prefer a nesting platform placed under the eaves. Kestrels may appear if you install an open-fronted nestbox. As you can see, choosing wild bird houses is nowhere as easy as it seems. Before you purchase any birdhouse or nesting platform, ensure that the species you want to attract is native to your area. Even then, you may end up with a house full of starlings or sparrows! By selecting from the recommended sites below, you will obtain wild bird houses that provide the correct dimensions, materials, ventilation and drainage for the best chance of attracting the birds of your choice
The Bird Shed
Attract more than just birds with bat houses, butterfly houses and toad houses
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is the easiest way to
attract wrens to a small yard. Flickers will readily
accept a bird box attached to a pole among shrubs. Only
a few varieties of woodpeckers, such as the downy, hairy
and red-headed woodpecker will live in birdhouses, so be
sure the woodpecker you want to attract will live in one
before handing over your hard- earned cash.