Choosing A Quality Bluebird House

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http://www.getbluebirdhouse.com. The bluebird might actually be America's preferred backyard bird. For most people, the simplest means to draw in these stunning birds is by putting up a bluebird house, or nesting box. This brings about several usual concerns: 1. Exactly what type of bird home do bluebirds like to nest in? 2. Where in the property is best to put a bluebird house?, and 3. Exactly what is the very best means to mount your house? This video shows a few of the usual types of bluebird houses. Bluebirds prefer nest boxes with an entrance hole of at least 1 1/2" in diameter, with 1 9/16" being even better. All bluebird houses must be easily opened up for cleaning out and examining the nest, have good ventilation, and drainage of water out the bottom. One of the greatest designs is the Gilbertson PVC Bluebird house. In addition to having all the functions just discussed, it also has a lasting PVC body, cedar roofing system, and is easy to mount to a metal pole. One of the very best functions is the shallow depth that dissuades aggressive house sparrows from nesting in it. Bluebirds and smaller birds like wrens and chickadees don't mind this at all. Plus the lower body of the nest box comes off quickly for nest box checks. The Gilbertson bluebird and little bird house was made by bluebird professional Steve Gilbertson of Minnesota after years of innovation and literally thousands of nest boxes tested in the field. It's ideal to put bluebird houses in large open grassy areas in your yard. Right out in the middle of the lawn is perfect. Bluebird houses should mounted on metal poles so that the entrance hole is close to 5 feet off the ground. This is an additional advantage of this house design - it comes prepared to mount to a simple 1/2" electrical conduit pole and piece of half inch rebar that can be quickly and inexpensively bought at any home center or hardware…