| Blue bird trails are created to humor these birds | | | | on your bird house trail at the right heights is |
| that can be quite fussy about the location of their | | | | crucial. |
| homes. For this reason they are rarely spotted in | | | | Bluebird trails that are the most appealing to |
| yards or in urban areas. Some people say that | | | | bluebirds consist of box shaped dwellings made of |
| bird houses and bluebirds don't mix simply because | | | | cedar or redwood. This is because bluebirds eat |
| their man made habitats are too easily taken | | | | the bugs that nest in these types of natural |
| over by other types of birds. It is likely that the | | | | woods. A bluebird box should never have a perch |
| people that think that live in the city where bird | | | | sticking out from it as that attracts sparrows and |
| houses and bluebirds don't mix at all. In fact you | | | | wrens that could bully the nesting bluebirds out of |
| very rarely see a bluebird in an urban area of any | | | | their home. The nesting holes for Eastern |
| kind as they prefer to live near pasture and | | | | bluebirds should have a diameter of half of an |
| farmland.It is a good idea to figure out the | | | | inch. Western bluebirds will use a one and a half |
| migrating habits of the blue birds in your area and | | | | inch entrance. Also keep in mind that varnishing or |
| build the birdhouses in those areas. Strategically | | | | painting bluebird house is not a good tactic as the |
| setting up bluebird houses so that they follow the | | | | bugs that they feed on in wood find these |
| bird's natural nesting and migrating patterns is | | | | substances toxic. |
| called building a bluebird trail. | | | | The perfect bluebird house is well ventilated and |
| Building a bluebird trail means mounting several | | | | has drainage holes so that rain can drain out. |
| bluebird houses in an area that is a known bluebird | | | | Bluebirds always choose the houses on the |
| nesting location. You can find this out either | | | | bluebird trail that makes them feel the most |
| through observation and also by consulting with | | | | secure. They will feel the safest if the bottom of |
| other bird lovers in your area that are interested | | | | the bluebird house is covered with hardware cloth |
| in conserving this often threatened species. | | | | so that snakes and squirrels cannot somehow get |
| Bluebirds are a bit fussy when it comes to | | | | at them from beneath. It is also a good idea to |
| birdhouses possibly because they may have some | | | | grease any perches, poles or platforms around |
| instinctual knowledge that starlings and sparrows | | | | the bluebird house as this makes it harder for |
| are threatening their breed. This is why it is | | | | larger birds to get a grip and stake out the |
| important for you to take some time to build or | | | | bluebird home. |
| buy the perfect bluebird house as these choosy | | | | Although attracting blue birds with houses or |
| birds will just ignore any dwelling that does not live | | | | boxes can be a bit challenging (it is because they |
| up to their standards | | | | are so fussy about their habitat!) it is a lot easier |
| Building a bluebird trail helps the bluebird nest | | | | to attract them with food. In a way, there is no |
| safely out of reach of predators and keeps them | | | | such thing as bluebird food as they enjoy nibbling |
| safer away from bigger bully birds such as | | | | on so many things that are also the favorites of |
| starlings and European sparrows. The best place | | | | other birds. However keep the following in plentiful |
| to build a trail of bluebird houses is in areas that | | | | supply: peanuts, pecans, baked apples, raisins, |
| they prefer as a natural habitat. This includes open | | | | white bread, suet, corn bread, pie crust, |
| areas with sparse ground cover as many of their | | | | doughnuts and cottage cheese. |
| predators hide in bushes and thick foliage. They | | | | If you do a search on the Internet you have |
| also prefer areas that have plenty of perch sites | | | | probably noticed that there is a great variety of |
| such as telephone wires or wire fence lines. | | | | blue bird house plans to be bought for a song. |
| The best bird houses for bluebirds are wooden | | | | However there is no need to pay for blue bird |
| bird houses that are located in open rural areas. | | | | trail bird house plans. You can save yourself a lot |
| The ideal scenario would be houses that are | | | | of trouble by typing free blue bird house plans into |
| perched about half way up a telephone pole. If | | | | a popular search engine and that search should |
| perched too high sparrows invade bird houses so | | | | turn up hundreds of ideas for constructing the |
| be sure to gage the height. Bluebirds vacate at | | | | dwellings on your bluebird trail. |
| the first sign of a predator so building the houses | | | | |