Birdfeeders

Of course, the reason we put up a birdhouse is to have birds build a nest in it during the spring season, but that doesn’t mean we need to wait until spring to put up our birdhouses. Actually, now is a wonderful time to put one up. The longer your birdhouses are part of your backyard habitat, the more likely it is that birds will accept it and use it. If there is a birdhouse up in the dead of winter, it may even become a nightly shelter for a nuthatch, chickadee, bluebird or downy woodpecker. If a bluebird discovers your bluebird house is a friendly shelter during the winter, there is a good chance it will return to nest in the spring. Check the birdhouse occasionally for signs of use, but be very sure that it is sufficiently baffled from predators or they will follow your scent, right to the birdhouse!