Usage & Care

Hang your bird-house according to the birds you wish to attract. Also provide the nesting materials. Examples:

Bird	Height	Nesting Materials
Nuthatch	6 ft	bark, grasses, fur
Tufted Titmouse	6 ft	leaves, yarn, moss
House Sparrow	6 ft	twigs, feathers, grass
Woodpecker	6 ft	small wood chips
House Wren	6 ft	twigs, feathers, grass
Chickadee	6 ft	wool, soft fibers
Tree Swallow	5-10 ft	grasses, white feathers
Bluebird	5-10 ft	grasses, fibers, twigs

The bird-houses are crafted for the cavity dwellers like the birds listed above. The opening is one and a half inches and the interior is approximately six inches.

Location: Orient opening north or east. See what happens! Like it? Leave it!

Maintenance: Undo screws to remove top. In early spring remove old nest. Clean with mild soad and lukewarm water. To brighten colour spray with Krylon Acrylic Crystal Clear Gloss.

Species	Notes
Mountain Ash	provides food in winter
Willow	provides nesting material
Lambsquarters	songbirds love their seeds
Knotweeds and Smartweeds	seeds songbirds eat
Bunchberry	attracts Partridge
Red Osier Dogwoods	attracts 90 species of birds throughout North America
Lobelia	Hummingbirds
Butterfly Bush	Hummingbirds
Batchelor's Buttons	Goldfinches in particular, seeds for all birds
Bee Balm (Scarlet)	Hummingbirds
Mock Orange	Hummingbirds
Highbush Cranberry	Robins
Holly Hock	Hummingbirds
Canada Thistle	Goldfinches eat seeds and use as nesting material