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Free Bird Feeder Plans

We point to over 50 Free Bird Feeder Plans. This includes 8 Hopper Bird Feeder Plans, over 15 Platform & Tray Bird Feeder Plans, 10 Suet & Peanut Butter Feeder Plans and many other Birdfeeder Plans including How to Make a Bird Feeder, some DIY Bird Feeder Plans, some Homemade Squirrel Proof Bird Feeders, a How to Build a Bird Feeder Video from Lowes, How to Make a Beginner Bird Feeder, some Unique Challenging Bird Feeder Designs, various Plastic Bottle Bird Feeders, some Milk Carton Bird Feeders, a Window Bird Feeder Plan and many more. I hope you find the perfect Bird Feeder Plan so you can Build a Fun Bird Feeder for you and your family.

Hopper Bird Feeder Plans

Hopper Bird Feeder Plans

Hopper Bird Feeders protect bird feed from the weather and hold a lot of seed so you don't have to refill them as often as Platform or Tray Bird Feeders. My Free Hopper Bird Feeder Plans page has 8 Hopper Bird Feeder Plans including a Wine Bottle Hopper Bird Feeder Plan, a Cedar Hopper Bird Feeder Plan, How to Build a Hopper Bird Feeder, a Decorative Hopper Bird Feeder Plan and several more great Free Hopper Feeder Plans.

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Platform Bird Feeder Plans

Platform Bird Feeder Plans

Platform or Tray Feeders attract a wide variety of birds including doves, juncos, towhees, white-throated sparrows, jays and cardinals. My Free Platform & Tray Bird Feeder Plans page has over 15 Platform & Tray Bird Feeder Plans including several Covered Platform Feeder Plans, 3 Unique Flowering Tray Bird Feeder Plans, How to Make a Tray Bird Feeder, a Simple Tray Bird Feeder Plan, a Decorative Platform Bird Feeder Plan and many more Free Platform Bird Feeder Plans.

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Suet & Peanut Butter Suet Feeder Plans

Suet & Peanut Butter Suet Feeder Plans

Suet Feeders attract woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches, wrens, and cardinals. Peanut Butter Suet Feeders attract goldfinches, bluebirds, jays, juncos, woodpeckers and cardinals. My Free Suet Feeder Plans page has 10 Suet & Peanut Butter Suet Bird Feeder Plans including a Upside Down Suet Feeder Plan, a Peanut Butter Log Suet Feeder, a Pine Cone Peanut Butter Suet Feeder Plan, a Homemade Suet Fat Ball Feeder Plan and several other interesting Bird Feeder Plans.

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Homemade Bird Feeders

Disney's Family Fun site has this Easy Homemade Bird Feeder made from a 1 liter soda bottle, 2 wood spoons, a piece of twine and a small eyes screw. This plastic bottle bird feeder can be made in less than an hour by your kids with your supervision. Look at the bottom of their article for links to a tray bird feeder, a recycled bird feeder and some easy to make bird seed treats.

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DIY Bird Feeders

Popular Mechanics has 3 Do-It-Yourself Bird Feeders. There is a Window Bird Feeder Plan, a Platform Bird Feeder Plan and a Hanging Bird Feeder Plan. These feeders allow you to feed a wide variety of birds including Cardinals, Evening Grosbeaks, Purple Finches, Downy Woodpeckers and many other birds. In addition to great building diagrams, and detailed materials lists, they have a useful birdfeeder and birdfeed chart that lists common bird types and their preferred foods and feeders. Overall an birdfeeder article you don't want to miss. FYI the Window Birdfeeder Plan is on page 113 and is after a page about cabinet shelving.

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Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder

These clever Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder Plans from Instructables.com are easy to build and inexpensive. The author has some good pictures, a tool list, a materials list and even two youtube videos showing you How to Build a Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder. See the links below for the birdfeeder videos. Also I have included a link to another Bird Feeder Squirrel Proof called a Flexi-Perch Squirel Proof Bird Feeder that you might like.

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How to Build a Bird Feeder

This Hopper Bird Feeder Plan is well laid out with over 17 detailed bird feeder construction pictures. There is a short materials list and a cutting list included. The materials list is missing the plexiglass so don't forget that. This is an attractive bird feeder design.

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Birdfeeder Plans

Ohio Department of Natural Resources has this 24 page PDF titled Attracting Birds they discuss feeding birds and bird habitat. They have 5 Bird Feeder Designs including a Peanut Butter Bird Feeder, a Single-Sided Hopper Bird Feeder, a Suet Box Bird Feeder,a Tray Birdfeeder, and a Double-Sided Hopper Birdfeeder. They also have 9 Bird House Plans in this publication.

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How to Build a Bird Feeder Video from Lowes

The above 1:05 minute Build a Bird Feeder Video from Lowes.com is an addition to their page on How to Build a Bird Feeder. Lowes Creative Ideas website has a Bird Feeder Project Diagram, a Birdfeeder Project Cutlist, and some detailed Bird House Construction Directions and Photos. This video is short but is a nice addition to their webpage listed above.

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How to Make a Bird Feeder

This Old House magazine has a good Bird Feeder Project for you and your children. They have 11 step by step building plans with photos, a good bird feeder diagram, a tool list and a materials shopping list. This kids woodworking project should take a hour or two and is inexpensive. You will need some power tools so supervision is needed. Make sure to watch their How to Make a Bird Feeder Video before starting the project.

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Simple Bird Feeder Plans

These Simple Bird Feeders include 2 easy to build birdfeeders; a Milk Carton Bird Feeder and a Soda Bottle Bird Feeder. Look on pages 4 & 5 of this PDF for the bird feeder plans. They have nice illustrations with clear written instructions. A great kids bird feeder craft project.

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Make Your Own Bird Feeder

Here are two Plastic Bottle Bird Feeders from the US Fish & Wildlife Service. They have free plans and written instructions for a Thistle Seed Feeder and a Sunflower Seed Feeder. The Sunflower Bird Feeder requires three 2-liter soda bottles , a 7 inch dessert topping lid, a baby food jar lid, some wire, a screw and some all weather rubber sealant. The Thistle Bird Feeder requires a 1 liter plastic soft drink bottle, 3 or 4 wooden dowels, some wire and a metal eye screw. Sunflower seeds attract chickadees, nuthaches and cardinals, where as, Thistle seeds attract goldfinches, pine siskins and redpolls.

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Window Bird Feeder Plans

This Bird Window Feeder from Bird Watchers Digest is very attractive and professionally done. There is a detailed materials list and a great cutout diagram of this Window Sill Bird Feeder. Once you finish it just attached it to your window sill with some screws. Then you can enjoy some close up bird viewing.

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Build a Birdfeeder

This 24 page PDF called Birds in Your Backyard from 4-H has 7 Free Birdfeeder Plans including a Plastic Jug Bird Feeder, a Window Sill Feeder, a Tin Can Feeder, a Suet Log Feeder, a Single Sided Hopper Feeder, a Glass Jar Platform Feeder, and a Homemade Hummingbird Feeder.

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Bird Feeder Plans Free

This Better Homes & Garden Bird Feeder Plan is simple to make. The website is Australian so the materials list is in metric. There is a good diagram of this bird feeder. This covered Platform Feeder Plan would make a good simple woodworking project.

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How to Make a Birdfeeder

YellaWood has this Bird Feeder Plan PDF. This 9 page PDF shows you how to make a hopper birdfeeder. They have a great cutting list, tool list, and supplies list. There are 3 detailed bird feeder diagrams and 12 step by step birdfeeder building instructions with useful construction pictures.

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Building Bird Feeder

North Dakota 4-H has this Easy to Build Bird Feeder Project. They use a fruit juice can with some blocks of wood, some wire nails, staples and glue. This woodworking project would be great for a beginning woodworker.

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How to Build a Birdfeeder

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has this neat Swinging Bird Feeder. They say that swinging birdfeeders discourage house sparrows and blue jays. This Covered Hanging Platform Bird Feeder is attached to a "Trolley" and allows you to move the feeder around. So once the birds get used to the feeder you can move it closer to your window to better see them. This bird feeder idea is great however the plan is a bit sparce and you have to do some ad libbing.

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Bird Feeder Ideas

HowStuffWorks.com has this great multipart article about Making Bird Feeders. They have 8 Bird Feeder Ideas here including a Pie Pan Bird Feeder, a Milk Jug Bird Feeder, a Hummingbird Feeder, and many other interesting Birdfeeder Ideas. The initial link is to a Backyard Bird Feeder made out of a pie pan and some string. The other bird feeder ideas are listed at the very bottom of the article. Some of these other great bird feeder ideas include a Bird Breakfast Feeder where you essentially bake some hard Bird Biscuits and hang them with some string from a tree or bush. There are many other great family kid craft projects for birds here.

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