Birdhouses I've made - Outdoors with Trav

Making birdhouses is one of Trav's favorite hobbies. In this video, he quickly shows over 30 birdhouse styles he has made using materials he has found, purchased, or modified.
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Trav is a true outdoorsman in the best sense of the word. He has an extensive knowledge of the outside world and an unquenchable thirst in regards to researching, understanding, and implementing practices he has learned in his travels throughout the United States and into South America. He is especially fond of old-fashioned practices that are all but lost. He is a proponent of local sourcing and using whatever resources are available-including modern resources- to get the job done. He is sought after for his extraordinary knowledge, passion, and humor in his presentations.
To contact Trav email him at outdoorswithtrav [at] gmail [dot] com

[@homebrewer7]

Fantastic. At 84 I'm 55 years doing painting and drywall small contractor. I have been thinking of making birdhouses for some time. I have all the equipment. Thank you for posting this.

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

John, hello & thank you for the great comment! You’ll have to post a photograph or two of some bird houses that you make. Would be great to see them - most excellent, thanks! Trav

[@homebrewer7]

@@OutdoorswithTrav I have made about 5. Kept two. I will take pictures and figure how to send them to you. I had to build them much deeper. The raccoons ate the birds and the eggs. The baby birds that were just ready to leave their nest, racoon or cat slaughtered them in the middle of the night. The screaming birds right outside our window is still with me. One birdhouse I placed a baffle on the inside above the nest just under the opening hole. Racoon or a cat cannot reach in and bend their arm and reach the nest. Had this last one two years. No more raiding. Blue bird family returns two times a year to lay their 4 eggs. [e-mail]

[@lar4305]

You made some birds really happy with those houses. 😀

[@kringles65]

Clever,rustic and creative. Thanks for sharing your talents.

[@kandilynbrown1985]

Trav, your bird houses are fantastic! I love the variety and your creative use of materials. The birds in your neighborhood are lucky. 🐦

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Kandilyn Brown, Thank you for the comment & the kind words! Glad that you like the use of salvaged materials as well as the variety of my bird houses. Thank you for watching Outdoors with Trav =)

[@gyulakovacs1334]

Pritty cool job.

[@razakkarivellur6756]

Super idea

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Thanks!

[@williamfoster9024]

Thamk you mister.. I like your bidhouse...they paint nice colors too..ok by.

[@Sanatanikijaihai]

All awesome। but those which save them from predators are my fav

[@doalex2085]

That’s pretty cool; I like the rustic look 👀 to, so the wife brings home a couple of love birds home. Next thing You know I have 50 birds . I found this book shelf, 4’ + 4’ I envisioned a hotel 🏨 , made little boxes with 4” ledges they can stand on , plus serves as a handle to pull em out to clean! Came out pretty cool I was impressed with my self!

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Sounds great. You should post a photo.

[@doalex2085]

@@OutdoorswithTrav I don’t know 🤷🏼‍♂️ how

[@lmaprez7447]

Yes indeed the rustic bird house are very nice 👍🏼 thanks for sharing your ideas 🙏🏼

[@Youtibeviewer]

thanks. one of my favorite little bird videos!

[@yolguimieres88]

I have spent months researching into building an aviary and found a great website at Aviary magic method (google it if you're interested)

[@Youtibeviewer]

Yolgui Mieres Thanks, I will!

[@jthreeb]

AWESOME! I just got into birdhouse making, it's tons of fun!

[@adamscoolthings3316]

J Three B ya same

[@adamscoolthings3316]

J Three B hey make a vid on making a birdhouse

[@jthreeb]

@@adamscoolthings3316 May just do that!

[@adamscoolthings3316]

J Three B can you make a stream and make me a mod

[@ChurchClown7]

Great ideas! Off to the shop to build some. (Washington State)

[@APWoodworking]

That A frame roof with metal looked awesome! Love the rustic looks with some of them.

[@markomarinkovic7634]

This is glorious, I been tryin to find out about "bird house plans for free" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Daniliana Birdfly Babar - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my co-worker got amazing results with it.

[@dmitripopov8570]

Bravo! Splendid work and you do make it feel like a fun craft to get into!

[@richardhille3949]

Really nice designs. We can’t use metal roofs in Texas unless you prefer your wrens “well done”.

[@softtailtc88]

Super Cool! Great ideas and thank you for sharing them!

[@cecilitaf]

Beautiful!!!

[@MrDjcp1]

I will try the Tall one...thanks

[@D.D.1963]

Love them

[@paulokleable]

Great video Trav exactly the inspiration I was looking for. Thank You.

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Glad to help! Would love to see your finished work or past projects.

[@glicelglicelmoralesmorales7951]

Thank you for so many Great Ideas🙌🌹❤🎶🎼🙏😇

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

You are so welcome!

[@BostonMountainHomestead]

New subscriber. Love bird houses

[@D.D.1963]

Well done 👍🏽👍🏽

[@johnrflinn]

Great information!

[@ushillbillies]

You sparked my imagination

[@anavaldesayesta4708]

You are an artist!

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Cool Ana! Thank you for the kind words!

[@pdhasmana]

Nice idea brother....good luck..

[@reddog6429]

Sure do like your houses . You do nice work .

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Thank you very much!

[@angelalyall8292]

these are super cool

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Thank you! Do you have a favorite?

[@angelalyall8292]

@@OutdoorswithTrav if I had to choose, the one's made out of rusty metal and weathered wood 🙂

[@bedrimehmeti6995]

2023 🔥

[@lulutileguy]

cosy looking

[@lovedbyjeschuhannozri]

thanks for soo nice Video. 👌👍🐦😀 Greetings from Germany. From you get 5 stars. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Thanks for watching, Tim!

[@iveinvesticije7488]

Winner of a video, I've been looking for "making a birdhouse instructions" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Daniliana Birdfly Babar - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my co-worker got amazing results with it.

[@SerbSimulator]

Here's several ideas for constructing birdhouses: Allow plenty time. Use ready made boat templates. (I discovered about these and more from Aviary magic method website )

[@NENAD1979J]

This was great, thanks, I've been looking for "easy steps to build a birdhouse" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Daniliana Birdfly Babar - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my work buddy got amazing success with it.

[@1habicher]

That is nice. I am from Europe but now in Australia. Here we are far behind in birdhouses because some of them are pests and destroy cropps. I like it in the gardens and they give me notice the snow is there or come and have a swim. It is priceless but some people will never understand this joy!

[@FORANWFS]

Very g00d j0b

[@jamesstotty9842]

On my first attempt at building a birdhouse I made a hole too big. Three days after putting it in the garden I found my next door neighbours cat has got his head stuck in it and hung itself

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Man, that’s rough. Sounds like curiosity indeed killed the cat. Some bird houses such as American kestrel boxes & wood duck nest boxes require a bigger entrance hole to accommodate larger body size. Typically though they are set high atop a metal pole so as to minimize predation.

[@kathygrylls7044]

Wow, please send me your design plans for this awesome cat trap ;)

[@dannystricker854]

Great way to rid the neighborhood of cats...what size hole did you use to hang the cat? We have an abundance of sparrows here, so we make the hole just 1" and it seems to keep the sparrows out, but not the chickadees.

[@Puddlez325]

I made one with the hole too big and now a little red squirrel lives in it which is fine. They come from where I live but the gray squirrels aren’t they are pests.

[@travisodom4039]

I like your houses. I build them also. I also like the name

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Yeah, nice name! I'd love to see some of your birdhouses if you have any pictures.

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Thank you for sharing your work! You are very talented.

[@55418und]

Metal gets hot in the sun.

[@dogsareawomansbestfriend]

I bought a bird house at an Estate sale, like the hanging stile bird house. I cleaned it. I'm confused on how to hang it. No wires.

[@Veritas21000]

I noticed that there is no 'porch" or perch on the birdhouses any reason ?

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

The main reason I don’t put perches on my bird houses is because invasive species such as house sparrows seem to prefer perches. Whereas native species such as swallows, wrens & bluebirds seem to simply prefer a hole without a perch. My goal is to attract native species of nesting birds.

[@lassalkey138]

AWESOME SHABBY CHIC BIRDHOUSES! I just got an idea from you Big HUGGABLE TEDDY BEAR ! Cant use tools so I'll use STYROFOAM!! THANK U!!

[@putttytatiana1801]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@maggiepatterson7949]

How high do they need to be hung so that birds will nest in them?

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Probably a good rule of thumb would be to mount your birdhouse at eye level or higher in order to avoid predators such as house cats, snakes & raccoons. Remember that you can also reduce predation by using physical barriers such as metal flashing wrapped around the supporting tree/post or attaching it beneath in the shape of a cone.

[@maggiepatterson7949]

Great! Thx for replying.

[@VGLV888]

☑️☑️❤️

[@sergeirasskazov4289]

Вот скажи мне американец , селятся ли птички в этом домике с высокой тонкой крышей ? Или он у тебя для красоты ?

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Good question - Yes, birds do use the tall birdhouse. They are not too concerned about the looks of a birdhouse. The design of the birdhouse & the beauty of the birds themselves is for us as people to enjoy =)

[@JesusFChrist666]

You should build fairy doors 🧚‍♀️...

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

I did, but they are invisible.

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Which is your favorite birdhouse from the video?

[@KevinTheWriter]

I like the tree stump.

[@kandilynbrown1985]

I like the watering can. Super clever!

[@ervinmaca5317]

Where's you birds man?

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Hopefully there’s a few birds in some of our bird houses this spring and summer =)

[@easterstedman236]

If you want to build it yourself just google for woodprix instructions. I know you will find good solutions for all your ideas.