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# Audubon Birdhouse Book: Building, Placing, and Maintaining Great Homes for Great Birds

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Audubon Birdhouse Book: Building, Placing, and Maintaining Great Homes for Great Birds [Barker, Margaret A., Wolfson, Elissa Ruth, Kress, Stephen, Willett, Chris] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Audubon Birdhouse Book: Building, Placing, and Maintaining Great Homes for Great Birds

Review: This book is the best I've seen on birdhouses - Having been in the bird attracting and watching industry for over 20 years and being head of a non-profit bluebird organization, I've seen the good, bad, and ugly when it comes to books on bird housing. In my unbiased opinion, this book is the most complete, factual, and useful one I've ever seen. Whereas many birdhouse books are loaded with impractical designs that almost no one can build, the Audubon Birdhouse Book has simple, easy-to-build plans that are also much better for the birds. I love the excellent pictures, illustrations, and diagrams too. Another very good aspect of the book is it covers both eastern and western species of birds. So, if you're interested in getting started (or adding to your existing knowledge) in the wonderful hobby of attracting birds with nesting boxes, buylng this book is a must.
Review: An excellent source for solid designs and reliable advice - Published by Audubon, it will come as no surprise that this book puts the needs of birds ahead of all other considerations. The construction and placement recommendations offered are clearly aimed at educating would-be nesting box builders to help them succeed at helping birds. The designs are well thought-out and clearly described to put them within reach of anyone with the proper tools and a reasonable amount of woodworking skill. The list of species that are covered by the designs is pretty comprehensive and is likely to satisfy virtually anyone, regardless of their situation or geographic location.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,332,121 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,277 in Bird Field Guides #1,365 in Woodworking Projects (Books) #52,255 in Crafts & Hobbies (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (537) |
| Dimensions  | 8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0760342202 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0760342206 |
| Item Weight  | 1.42 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 160 pages |
| Publication date  | November 15, 2013 |
| Publisher  | Voyageur Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is the best I've seen on birdhouses
*by B***Y on January 22, 2014*

Having been in the bird attracting and watching industry for over 20 years and being head of a non-profit bluebird organization, I've seen the good, bad, and ugly when it comes to books on bird housing. In my unbiased opinion, this book is the most complete, factual, and useful one I've ever seen. Whereas many birdhouse books are loaded with impractical designs that almost no one can build, the Audubon Birdhouse Book has simple, easy-to-build plans that are also much better for the birds. I love the excellent pictures, illustrations, and diagrams too. Another very good aspect of the book is it covers both eastern and western species of birds. So, if you're interested in getting started (or adding to your existing knowledge) in the wonderful hobby of attracting birds with nesting boxes, buylng this book is a must.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent source for solid designs and reliable advice
*by S***N on July 11, 2021*

Published by Audubon, it will come as no surprise that this book puts the needs of birds ahead of all other considerations. The construction and placement recommendations offered are clearly aimed at educating would-be nesting box builders to help them succeed at helping birds. The designs are well thought-out and clearly described to put them within reach of anyone with the proper tools and a reasonable amount of woodworking skill. The list of species that are covered by the designs is pretty comprehensive and is likely to satisfy virtually anyone, regardless of their situation or geographic location.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Research-based information for wildlife-approved and tested designs
*by T***U on June 12, 2014*

This book came pretty close to being perfect for me. I do recommend it if you're looking to build "authentic" houses that birds will actually use. After two 70+ hours projects this winter I wanted a quick win for the weekend. I built several houses from this book over the weekend and had such a good time that I built even more the following weekend for a total of 11 houses. I built 4 of their so-called "x box" houses. I gave two to my Mother in Law. My two are occupied with swallows and at least of hers is occupied. In fact, one of mine was in use within 24 hours! I made the HUGE flicker house and mounted it high up on a tree (heavy!), but it's still unoccupied. I made two of their "carolina wren" boxes, mounting them to my barn and shed. The one on the barn was occupied just this past weekend. How fun! I made two platforms from another book but neither has seen any action yet and a bat house from another book, as well. No action there yet, either. The measured layouts are pretty good. I did find one mistake, so be sure to think about it while you're going, instead of following blindly. Also, be sure to adjust as needed if you're not using the same thickness stock. I used rough sawn cedar and white oak, so I had to make a number of adjustments. There's a lot of practical information in the book, and the plans are based on this data. Other books tend to give you plans for houses that look like real people houses and have no scientific research backing their designs, sizes, hole sizes, etc. For the x box design I found that they made the pole mount as quick and simple as possible, which might make sense if you're installing twenty of these in a hurry, but for a homeowner I didn't like the design for two reasons. First, it was has single mounting point at the top. Once the house is set down onto the pole it flops down. Secondly the house turns in the wind! For me, I wanted the hole facing one direction that made sense for the location. Because of these issues I modified the design, adding a second mounting block to the back of the house where the pole passed through, thus preventing the house from flopping and tilting. next, I drilled a small hole through the bottom block and through the first side of the pole. This let me install a screw that anchors the house in one direction, preventing it from spinning. I you make the second mounting block be sure to do it on a drill press because it's almost impossible to make the two holes perfectly parallel in 180 degrees of plane. If they're off even a little the house will be crooked and look awful. I made three attempts at this with a hand drill before realizing the solution. Another modification that I made was to cut shallow grooves along the top roof edges so rain won't hug the surface, running under the roof, towards the house. For more information, this is the same process used on home window sills. As a final comment I loved the inner and outer (top) roofs idea. This allows for a weatherproof roof and more freedom for the top roof. For mine I used rough sawn boards on the top roof, complete with bark and fun shape variation from the log. In fact, one even had the base of a limb embedded in it, which makes for a natural-looking perching surface.

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