Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses: Instructions and Plans for 15 Specific Birds, Including Bluebirds, Wrens, Robins & Owls (Fox Chapel Publishing) Create Nest Boxes, Bat Houses, a Winter Roost, and More

Build birdhouses that your backyard birds will love!15 projects and patterns for woodworkers to make practical birdhouses, bat houses, nest boxes, and moreStep-by-step instructions with full color photos and helpful tips to constructing safe, useful nest boxesRight-sizing a birdhouse, the size of the opening, when to add a perch, and what color to use to make the right birdhouse for the right birdCreate a haven for birds in your outdoor space, with high-quality plans, colored distribution charts, mounting details, and moreAs popular as birdhouses are, many are designed with aesthetics in mind, rather than the bird's preferences, needs, and safety. Not so for the projects in Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses!Inside this book, lifelong birder Mel "Bird Man Mel" Toellner and pro woodworker Matt Maguire walk you step-by-step through more than 15 projects for safe birdhouses that birds find conducive to their natural nesting habitats.The book beings with a comprehensive introduction on why birdhouses are so important, and why each birdhouse should be created with a specific bird in mind, such as bluebirds, wrens, chickadees, or owls. With additional sections on distribution maps, detailed plans, mounting instructions, habitat competition, and tips on attracting birds to your yard, it has everything you need to create a successful backyard haven for your winged friends.Projects include:Bluebird & Tree Swallow Nest BoxChickadee, Nuthatch & Titmouse Nest BoxHouse Wren & Bewick's Wren Nest BoxCarolina Wren Nest BoxRobin, Dove & Phoebe Nesting ShelvesFlicker Woodpecker Nest BoxBat House (Single-Chambered)Bat House (Multi-Chambered)Screech Owl Nest BoxBarred Owl Nest BoxBarn Owl Nest BoxPurple Martin HouseDuck House, Pole & BaffleWinter RoostAuthor Mel Toellner, founder of Gold Crest Distributing, one of the major suppliers for Wild Birds Unlimited, is known as "Bird Man Mel." He is well known within the industry for his bird passion and bird education.Create homes that the birds in your backyard will use and appreciate, with Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses! Read more