Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses

Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses

Instructions and Plans for 15 Specific Birds, Including Bluebirds, Wrens, Robins & Owls

As popular as birdhouses are, many are designed aesthetically rather than with the birds' preferences and needs in mind.

Not so for the projects in Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses. Lifelong birder Mel "Bird Man Mel" Toellner and pro woodworker Matt Maguire walk readers step-by-step through 15+ projects for safe birdhouses that birds find conducive to their natural nesting habitats.

They begin with a comprehensive introduction to why birdhouses are so important and why they should be created with specific birds in mind, such as bluebirds, wrens, chickadees, owls, and even bats!

With additional sections on distribution maps, detailed plans, mounting instructions, and tips on attracting birds to your yard, it has everything you need to create a successful backyard haven for your winged friends.