If you have noticed there has been a substantial amount of time that has gone by since my last post. ( almost a year to the day =)
You ask- Why have the website?
I ask-When you are about to have a 3rd child and all you can think about is painting, washing baby clothes, and collecting diaper donations- is the bird website really a priority?
And then once that precious 3rd child joins us- let’s see- sleep vs posting articles about sweet chirpy birds-hmm don’t really need to think twice about that one =)
Ok sorry there was a tad amount of sarcasm there =)
I was shocked and embarassed when I found out today- after figuring out how to get back into my webmail account- that my birdhouse plans were not coming up. I apologize to each and everyone of you that signed up for my free plans and were blasted with a not so nice ERROR messages =) It will be corrected by the weekend. Please continue to sign up and I will send an email to the faithful few with plans that you can use…next year =)
And I promise not to let another whole year pass before at least making a post.
Yes I still love birds, yes I still feed birds and yes I still have my nifty birdhouse that I built using those plans that I fully expected to be working!!
Now in the spring-next spring that is- I will actually put up my birdhouse(as long as child #4 isn’t on its way =))
Continue to build birdhouses so you can save birds!!!
So a couple of weeks ago I put my ebook of “FREE Easy Birdhouse Plans” to good use and used the Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, and House Wren nestbox plan and built myself a good looking birdhouse!!! What’s even more fun is we videotaped it!! So within the next week or so I will have that available on this site for download and you can watch me use the easiest birdhouse plans ever to build my first birdhouse.
Now I am not really the type of person that likes to watch myself do anything- as a photographer I li
ke being behind the camera but I am a visual learner and I know so many others are too- so I wanted to create something that would show you exactly what you need, how to use it, what it looks like when you
are building it and what you can expect when you are done!!! What that means for you and your kids is you can do it too!!!!
So here is how much it costs to build your own birdhouse!
*The beautiful peice(it was almost too nice to turn into a birdhouse) of pine wood was a 1″ X 6″ X 6′ so I had extra in case I messed up my measurements(which thankfully I didn’t) it cost $10.50
*I bought 150 brass screws for $7 of which I only used 18(plenty left over for more birdhouses =)) so actual cost for screws used: $0.90!!!
*I bought a pair of hinges to modify the plan from a side opening nestbox to a top opening they cost $3.25
I borrowed the drill and 3 bits, the saw, all my measuring tools, a workbench and the wood glue (Dads are a great resource so are neighbors!)
SOOOOO the total project cost $14.65!!!!!
Get ready to Build a birdhouse….Save a bird!
Finally you say!!!
I know you were wondering if it would ever happen- a website devoted to birdhouses and no birdhouse plans? Well that was yesterday and today I have 3 super duper easy birdhouse plans!!!! Just sign up on the right side of the screen and viola’ all instructions for building and enjoying the fruits of your labor are at your fingertips =)
I am pretty proud of my FREE “ebook” if you will. The birdhouse plans are unaltered and used with permission by the U.S. Geological Survey.
A quick rundown of what you will find included with these nifty birdhouse plans:
*Pages 2-3 include Materials needed to build a nest box, Tips on drainage and ventilation, How-to check the nest box, Tips on placement and preventing predators
*Pages 4-6 include 34 cavity nesting birds and the dimensions of their nest box or nesting platform
*Pages 7-8 includes the birdhouse plan for Black-capped Chickadees, House Wrens and White-breasted Nuthatches. I included a color picture of the birds as well as breeding range, specific nest box instructions(if any) and information on nesting behaviors(incubation, egg description, and fledging)
*Pages 9-10 includes the birdhouse plan for Tree Swallows and Eastern Bluebirds as well as the birds’ specific information.
*Pages 11-12 includes the nesting shelf plan for the American Robin and Barn Swallow as well as the birds’ specific information.
*Pages 13-14 is an extra bonus- the plans for a Johnson Bat House. I included some important information about those plans and specifics about the Big and Little Brown Bat. (After reading up on these guys I should change my slogan to Got Bugs…Build a Bat house- they eat 3,000 to 7,000 bug a night!!!!)
These plans are easy enough you could do them with your kids(5 and older). They can measure, glue, drill and paint!!
I hope you enjoy the plans and the information!!!
Remember… Build a Birdhouse…Save a Bird!!!
