Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses: Instructions and Plans for 15 Specific Birds, Including Bluebirds, Wrens, Robins & Owls

Build birdhouses that your backyard birds will love!

• 15 projects and patterns for woodworkers to make practical birdhouses, bat houses, nest boxes, and more
• Step-by-step instructions with full color photos and helpful tips to constructing safe, useful nest boxes
• Right-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 bird
• Create a haven for birds in your outdoor space, with high-quality plans, colored distribution charts, mounting details, and more

As 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.