Blue Bird
· Eastern Blue Bird
· Western Blue Bird
· Mountain Blue Bird
· Blue Bird Habitat
· Blue Bird Food
· Blue Bird Nesting
· Blue Bird Birdhouse
· Blue Bird House

Blu Bird Birdhouse

The bluebird is a magnificent bird that will brighten up any garden with its visit and therefore many put up birdhouses for the little beauties to live in. These birdhouses has had a positive effect on the bluebird population, which once was quite low, and today the bluebird can be enjoyed a little here and there. If you want to put a birdhouse by yourself you better learn what the bluebird is looking for, and here you can do just that.

Bluebird Birdhouse – The bluebird

The bluebird is a small group birds containing the species Eastern Bluebird, Western Bluebird and Mountain Bluebird, all of which either coloured totally blue or blue and red. The bluebird generally feeds upon insects but can also survive on a variety of seeds, nuts and raisins. It demands open grasslands in order to hunt and, of course, a place to live. In the wild the bluebird makes use of natural hollows or by woodpeckers made holes and therefore it is perfectly suitable to live in a birdhouse. The bluebird will also need a close vicinity to water so it can drink and clean itself whenever it wishes.

Bluebird Birdhouse – The bluebirdhouse

A birdhouse, any birdhouse, should be made out of wood. Cardboard houses made by students are only for show and will not actually work as an ordinary birdhouse. There are little reports about plastic birdhouses but since it is a very unnatural material chances are that the bluebird will not like it. When making a bluebird birdhouse it is best to use wood since it is easy to work with, will fit naturally in with the rest of nature and will hold for a very long time. A good birdhouse should have a floor size of 5x5 inches and a height of around 10 inches. The hole should 1,5 inches wide to suit the small bluebird and be centred 3,5 inches from the top. Smaller holes for both ventilation and drainage should be drilled and one great feature is to have an easy to open front so one can clean out old nests when needed. The bluebird birdhouse should then be placed on a pole or in a tree preferably 4 to 5 feet above the ground because that is ideal for the bluebird.

Bluebird Birdhouse – The nesting materials

Once the bluebird birdhouse is in place one just needs to wait and hope that a bluebird will move in. To further stimulate nesting one can place out building materials for the bluebirds to use when constructing its nest. The bluebird prefers different kinds of grass and delightfully smelling pine needles when building its nest but also dog hair and other materials may come to use. Make sure to put some of these things out in the garden for the bluebird to choose from and they will start to nest in no time.

Bluebird Birdhouse – A bluebird trail

Because the current population of bluebirds is quite low one can help stimulate the expansion by creating bluebird trails. These are simply a whole lot of bluebird birdhouses placed in a row with 300 feet between each. Once one happy bluebird family have moved in a lot more will follow and eventually you have done your part in establishing a high number of bluebirds in your local area.