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How to build a nice looking birdhouse besides the regular square ones ?

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tons of ideas and plans out there

Be sure to mind the hole/perch instructions on the Audubon site when you fancy them up.   Ventilation seems an afterthought in some designs as well.

What species do you want in the birdhouse?  Do a net search using the name and some specific designs may show up.  I've built some for Kentucky Bluebirds from plans from the University of Kentucky that were designed to keep sparrows out.

As mentioned ventilation, hole/opening size and perch (bluebird houses plans said NO PERCH because predators would land on the perch and reach in and grab nestlings) options can be important.

Do you have a lathe?

I created some round birdhouses that get visited by wrens each year.  I wrote an article about them here: http://woodworkerszone.com/wiki/index.ph...Bird_House
I'd be glad to answer any questions.

Jim

Probably not what you are looking for, but these are different;

(07-27-2016, 12:46 PM)joeladam Wrote: [ -> ]How to build a nice looking birdhouse besides the regular square ones ?

The birdhouse for martins is on top. The two feeders are below it.


These are not regular square ones. Neither is LOML, standing on the ground.