Birdhouses 102

Markerbuoy tackles another one for the birds, taking a break from larger building projects, Split cedar shakes are easy to produce & these are perfect for building birdhouses large and small. Wild birds love the rustic nature of natural wood in which to make a home. In this video I demonstrate how to build a simple box for small cavity nesting birds, in particular, violet green swallows and common house sparrows - although many other species will be attracted to this house, depending on where you are . More complicated bird houses, to follow.
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The book mentioned in the video is: The Complete Birdhouse Book: The Easy Guide to Attracting Nesting Birds by Donald & Lillian Stokes. Available at Amazon.com, of course. A Google search for bird house plans will reveal more than you can imagine.

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Music for this video, titled Four Seasons - Spring was purchased from http://www.jewelbeat.com and is used with permission under licence.
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From Wikipedia...
The Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) is a small North American swallow.
Their breeding habitat is semi-open areas in western North America from Alaska to Mexico. They nest in cavities in a tree or rock crevice, sometimes forming small colonies.
They migrate in flocks to Central and northern South America.
These birds often forage in flocks, usually flying relatively high but sometimes flying low over water. They eat insects including mosquitos, butterflies, mayflies and moths.
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Adults are velvet green on their upperparts with white underparts and a forked tail; they have white patches on the side of the rump. The head is usually more coppery or brownish than the back, and the rump is a glossy violet color. In adult males, the white throat area extends behind and above the eyes; adult females are duller. Immature birds are brown on the upperparts.