B-995
Building and Locating Backyard Birdhouses
By Rich Olson, Rangeland Wildlife Habitat Cooperative Extension Service Specialist, and
Andrea Lewis, former Extension Publication Assistant,
Department of Renewable Resources
A properly
constructed birdhouse is a great way to compensate for the loss of natural habitat
for cavity-nesting birds as well as to provide recreational and educational
opportunities for the builder. This publication includes a list of what to do
and what not to do in building a birdhouse and also offers information on the
cavity-nesting birds found in