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Bluebird House and Bird Feeder Plans: Create a Fun Afternoon Project

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 at  
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Birdhouse  Plans for Your Neighborhood Bluebirds

 

Marshall Brain is the real brain behind the incredible information resource
known as HowStuffWorks.com, a great “How To” website.  In addition to being

A pair of Western Bluebirds, the male with his brilliant blue feathers and his mate with more subdued hints of blue interwoven throughout her feathers

Pair of Western Bluebirds

a former president of a multimillion dollar software company, Marshall is a renowned author and award-winning professor.

In “The Teenager’s Guide to the Real World” and his other books, Marshall demonstrates the rare skill of being able to communicate complex ideas in clear, easy to understand language. Who better to tackle a set of bird house plans and break it down for us?

If you are looking for a great project for a child, then building a bluebird house is your answer.  Bluebirds can be lured into your backyard with appetizing mealy worms, fruit, and suet.  Use bird feeder plans and save some money by building your own bluebird feeder and bluebird house.  A suet bird feeder which has a tray is the perfect way to entice these beautiful birds, and remember to put out fruit scraps when you have them.

What size should your bluebirds’ birdhouse be?  That depends, of course, on
the size of your birds.  Eastern, Western, and Mountain bluebirds all need a
house with a floor measuring 5×5 inches, a height of 6 to 12 inches, a hole 4-10 inches above the floor, and from 4 to 10 feet above the ground.  The hole diameter for Eastern and Western bluebirds should be 1 1/2 inches, while the Mountain Bluebird needs about 1 9/16.

If you are working with children, the careful measurements and cutting

A pair of Eastern Bluebirds on a tree branch, he with his burnt orange chest and his royal blue feathers, and her with her orange chest and more muted blue feathers

Pair of Eastern Bluebirds

process can take too long, especially if you are meeting with a group of school kids, Boy or Girl Scouts, or other meeting-based groups.  This is why Marshall assembled a bluebird house kit and plans.  This turns the construction of a birdhouse into an afternoon project – and one kids can be proud of.

Stay tuned for an upcoming post which will tell you what you need to assemble your own bluebird bird house and where to get a set of bird feeder plans and birdhouse plans for the bluebird.

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Bird Feeder Plans – Wrens & Bluebirds

Saturday, January 15th, 2011 at  
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Blue Bird Feeder Plans Fig. 17

Bluebirds and wrens, as well as swallows, nest in this style of house though they prefer a deeper cavity. Another pole house is shown in figure 17.

This is essentially designed like the woodpecker model and is suitable for bluebirds. By releasing the hooks which fasten the box to the base, cleaning is easy.

While these two figures, 17 & 18, may get some folks through to the finished product, if you are uncomfortable with these drawings, please do take a look at these bird feeder plans and birdhouse plans.  There are thousands of complete and easy-to-follow plans  and the best part is they cost less than a penny apiece.

Update:  Make Following Free Bird Feeder Plans Really Easy

Hi Everyone…  Rose here and I just want to share with everyone how much easier it is to follow these free or inexpensive bird feeder plans and turn them into a bird feeder when you have something I stumbled across today.  As we all know, not all sets of bird feeder plans, or any other home woodworking sets of plans give the best directions and certainly no tips on how to make your project turned out as well as it could.

Well, now it is easier with this new set of 10 ebook guides entitled, “How To Build Anything With Three Tools“.   Each book is well illustrated and to the point (they sell separately for $4.95 each) and cover the three tools, and how to use those to build guides for sawing that allow you to cut with precision.  There is a separate book on which types of woods are best for each type project, etc.  What welcome information they are when the set of plans is merely sketches on one sheet of paper without any explanation on how to cut or how to best proceed with the steps necessary to finish the project.

Bird Feeder Plans for a Blue Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder Plans Fig. 18

These plans are for a birdhouse for smaller birds such as the wren, swallow and blue bird.  If you have the space available in your yard, you might consider installing multiple birdhouses and bird feeders.

Since different varieties of bird are attracted specifically to certain designs,  and should you decide to purchase  these quality bird feeder plans, you will receive almost 100 from which to choose.  In addition, you’ll have thousands of other projects for which you will have plans as well.  Like good tools, quality plans are the best choice for a fine finished product.

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Bluebird of Friendliness
Bluebird of Friendliness. All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small …. I took my 5-month-old son out back today to check on the suet feeder. As soon as I knelt down to his level for a kiss, I saw a beautiful …

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Weekend Birding: Eastern Bluebird
Eastern bluebirds rarely visit feeders but will nest in backyards if you have enough open space and a suitable nest box is provided. I never see bluebirds in my yard but I don’t have to travel far to find them. Several parks near my house have bluebird trails. It’s always a treat for me to stumble across a pair building a nest or feeding their babies….

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How To Build Bird Houses | Wild Bird Feeders Plus
At the beginning of the nesting season, keep an eye on what type of nest is being built in your blue bird house. If it’s “neat”, that’s a blue bird. If it’s a sloppy nest, it’s probably a sparrow. …

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