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Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses

Instructions and Plans for 15 Specific Birds, Including Bluebirds, Wrens, Robins & Owl

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As popular as birdhouses are, many are designed with aesthetics in mind, rather than the bird's preferences and needs. Not so for the projects in Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses. Lifelong birder Mel "Bird Man Mel" Toellner and pro woodworker Matt Maguire walk readers step-by-step through 15+ projects for safe birdhouses that birds find conducive to their natural nesting habitats. They begin with a comprehensive introduction to why birdhouses are so important, and why the birdhouses should be created with specific birds in mind like bluebirds, wrens, chickadees, owls and even bats! With additional sections on distribution maps, detailed plans, mounting instructions, and tips on attracting birds to your yard, it has everything you need to create a successful backyard haven for your winged friends.|

·Author Mel Toellner, founder of Gold Crest Distributing, one of the major suppliers for Wild Birds Unlimited, is known as "Bird Man Mel." He is well known within the industry for his bird passion and bird education.

·Has 15+ practical birdhouse projects for beginners and advanced woodworkers. Includes a bonus project for a bat house

·Each project has step by step full color instructions.

·Projects include patterns and tips for making the right birdhouse for the right bird understanding the size of the house, size of the opening, whether it should have a perch or not, color. They are practical for bird use and bird safety.

·Chock-full of information, including high-quality plans, colored distribution charts, and information on creating a bird-friendly haven in your outdoor space.

·Contains additional information about distribution, mounting, and habitat competition that other bird house books don't cover.

·According to Google Trends, searches for birdhouses and bird-house items begin to climb each year around mid-February into May and gain around Black Friday leading up to Christmas.

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    • Library Journal

      Starred review from July 1, 2024

      Bird enthusiast and educator Toellner and professional woodworker Maguire take a holistic approach to the creation and installation of birdhouses, or nest boxes, as professional bird watchers call them. The authors show readers how to create appropriate habitats, how to attract and protect birds, and the step-by-step process of building industry-approved models of birdhouses. Their book has three major sections. The first part presents information about common bird species. These pages also include lush pictures, detailed maps, nesting facts, and a glossary. The second section has woodworking checklists, illustrated lists of the necessary tools and materials, and safety tips. The birdhouse section is the third part, and it has more than a dozen detailed, fully illustrated woodworking plans with patterns, clear instructions, and suggested types and cuts of wood. For good measure, the book also includes mounting instructions to protect the birds from predators. VERDICT This book comes with easy-to-follow tips on building habitats for common bird species, suggestions for how children might participate, and safety tips when making the birdhouses. An excellent introduction and first stop for families and individuals interested in becoming bird watchers or at-home environmentalists. Highly recommended.--Marjorie Mann

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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