New York's bluebird population has dropped 90% due to pesticides, shortage of natural nesting cavities, and competition from sparrows and starlings. You can help! Install a bluebird nesting box on your woodlot so these colorful songbirds can raise their families.
This 4-minute video gets right to the point with step-by-step instructions for building your bluebird box.
Duncraft is a wild bird supply store. This link will take you to their search results for bluebird boxes.
Wild Birds Unlimited is another option for purchasing bluebird boxes.
This website provides background information about bluebirds like their life history, calls, and habitat needs.
These plans from the New York Bluebird Society gives beginning woodworkers a set of instructions and blueprints building a bluebird box from scratch.
Once you have your bluebird box, this list of quick tips will help you figure out where to locate it, how to maintain it, and when to expect to see baby bluebirds.
The flute-clear notes of a wood thrush. The aerial acrobatics of an American woodcock. Your woodlot can support an astonishing variety of birds, but different birds have different needs. If you want to see more birds, create greater variety on your property.
Just setting up a bird nesting box isn’t enough to keep birds using it. Periodic cleaning will reduce nest parasites and improve the health of both adult and baby birds.
Hummingbird feeders with a sugar-and-water solution can provide supplemental food for hummingbirds and enjoyment for humans. Maintained properly, feeders won’t harm hummingbirds and will give them the energy they need to go after their real desired food: insects.
Bats freak out some people, but they’re actually remarkable creatures that can catch as many as 1,000 mosquitoes every hour. You can help give bats a safe, warm place to raise their young by hanging a bat box from your house or a freestanding post.