Bluebird House Plans

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How to Build a Bluebird House

About.com's birding section is a very good resource for building bird houses. This Bluebird House Plan is straight forward and well diagramed. For wood all you need is a six foot length of 1 inch by 6 inch lumber. There are many types of wood you could use including pine, spruce, poplar and cedar. You should not use treated wood since the chemicals used can be toxic to birds.

Eastern Bluebird House

Eastern Bluebirds are slightly smaller that the Western and Mountain Bluebirds so their bird house is slightly smaller. This Eastern Blue Bird House Plan comes from 50birds.com. This Bluebird House has a hinged roof to make it easy to clean. One idea is to make a Bluebird Trail of houses 100 yards apart.

Peterson Bluebird House

The Peterson Bluebird House is thought to be preferred by Bluebirds. It is a more difficult to build birdhouse because of the angled cuts that are required. This unique bird house is preferred by many people due to its stylish design.

Eastern Bluebird House Plan

This Eastern Bluebird house plan also works for Tree Swallows and Great Crested Flycatchers. This Bluebird house should be placed 4 to 6 feet off of the ground on a wooden post or steel pole with predator guards. The entrance hole should face generally in a northeast direction to prevent the sun from shining in the hole and heating up the house.

Blue Bird House Plan

This Free Blue Bird House Plan is a bit sparse but it looks like a good design. The site also has several other bird house designs that might be of interest.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has an attractive Bluebird House Plan on their site. They suggest constructing several Bluebird Houses near each other to increase your odds of attracting Bluebirds.

Mountain & Western Bluebird House Plan

The Mountain Bluebird and the Western Bluebird House is slightly larger than the Eastern Bluebird House. However in regions where there is significant overlap among the Eastern Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird and Western Bluebirds this nest box will accommodate them all. This nest box should be mounted on a post with partial shade and sun around 4 feet high. The bird house should be cleaned in the late Fall after the brood rearing season is over.



	Amazon Pages Bluebird Houses Purple Martin Houses Decorative Birdhouses Collegiate Bird Houses Bird Houses Bird House Plans Bluebird House Plans Purple Martin House Plans Bird Houses for Sale Bird House FAQs	Bird Houses ► Bluebird House Plans Bluebird House Plans How to Build a Bluebird House About.com's birding section is a very good resource for building bird houses. This Bluebird House Plan is straight forward and well diagramed. For wood all you need is a six foot length of 1 inch by 6 inch lumber. There are many types of wood you could use including pine, spruce, poplar and cedar. You should not use treated wood since the chemicals used can be toxic to birds. More on Build a Bluebird Nest Box Eastern Bluebird House Eastern Bluebirds are slightly smaller that the Western and Mountain Bluebirds so their bird house is slightly smaller. This Eastern Blue Bird House Plan comes from 50birds.com. This Bluebird House has a hinged roof to make it easy to clean. One idea is to make a Bluebird Trail of houses 100 yards apart. More on Eastern Bluebird House. Bluebird House Plans This Bluebird House Plan is presented in two parts. First part is assembling a Bluebird House Kit. Then in Part 2 the author goes into building a Bluebird House. This two step process gives you a choice of using this project for a children's project or even a group event. The adults can prepare the kits first then later they can help the children assemble them. This is a very interesting idea for a cub scout or girl scout event. More on Bluebird House Project Peterson Bluebird House The Peterson Bluebird House is thought to be preferred by Bluebirds. It is a more difficult to build birdhouse because of the angled cuts that are required. This unique bird house is preferred by many people due to its stylish design. More on Peterson Blue Bird House Eastern Bluebird House Plan This Eastern Bluebird house plan also works for Tree Swallows and Great Crested Flycatchers. This Bluebird house should be placed 4 to 6 feet off of the ground on a wooden post or steel pole with predator guards. The entrance hole should face generally in a northeast direction to prevent the sun from shining in the hole and heating up the house. More on Eastern Blue Bird House Plan Blue Bird House Plan This Free Blue Bird House Plan is a bit sparse but it looks like a good design. The site also has several other bird house designs that might be of interest. More on Bluebird House Designs Bluebird House Plans The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has an attractive Bluebird House Plan on their site. They suggest constructing several Bluebird Houses near each other to increase your odds of attracting Bluebirds. More on How to Build a Blue Bird House Mountain & Western Bluebird House Plan The Mountain Bluebird and the Western Bluebird House is slightly larger than the Eastern Bluebird House. However in regions where there is significant overlap among the Eastern Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird and Western Bluebirds this nest box will accommodate them all. This nest box should be mounted on a post with partial shade and sun around 4 feet high. The bird house should be cleaned in the late Fall after the brood rearing season is over. More on Free Bluebird House Plans
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