Setting Up a Bluebird House and Attracting Bluebirds to Your Yard

[@hummingbirdacres]

Do you enjoy bird watching? Are you considering setting up a bluebird house?

[@jackdupp2047]

Not on a tree. Once a predator finds it, they will return with every nesting and harm is done to the species.

[@user-uw1im6dj7j]

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[@Crazy_kaylee]

I just set mine up ❤❤❤

[@irondave103]

when you attach to a tree it becomes a snack shack for predators

[@wheeez2914]

Our bluebird nest in box entrance hole facing north and one with south ( was set up for C. Chickadee ) we also have box facing east they choose north and south, all boxes are off from fence and tree dried mealworms in cedar bluebird feeder box with 1.5" hole live mealworm served in the am per day during a nesting season during a winter dried mealworm and peanuts, winterberry, ceder berry, juniper berry.

[@LowellWells]

I Was Always Told To Place The Nest At Eye Level And Never On A Tree Where Squirrels And Other Varmits Can Get To Them...Need To Be Put Away From A Tree And Put On A Steel Post With A 2ft Piece Of PVC Pipe Under Nest To Keep The Squirrels From Climbing To The Nest...Try This You Will Be Surprised How It Works !

[@TheMaryBeth55]

Getting ready to set up my bluebird house, because I have seen two in my yard this week. Never had them before and looking forward to seeing more of them. thanks for the information!

[@lindahickey4787]

Most helpful video! Thank you!

[@Donna4and5]

Just go to Lowe’s and get a 6 foot pole with a thread on the end and a flat metal plate with screw holes and a thread…which you’ll find in the same aisle as the post. Screw the metal plate onto the bottom of your birdhouse, get a 10 pound bag of cement, dig a hole, pour the cement in with water, stick your 6 foot post in the cement 2 feet below ground level, so 4 feet is exposed, back fill with dirt all around the post and you’re good to go…by the way the metal post at Lowes is only $19.99 and the threaded metal plate you’ll screw onto the bottom of the birdhouse is only seven dollars. I got my bird houses at Lowe’s too. Amazon’s bird houses are priced double or more.

[@winnhill3736]

Good advice but I just dig about a 3' deep hole and pack with dirt and rocks and they have held up well even with high winds and ice storms.Arkansas viewer.

[@chiprhine9740]

Thankyou for the Friendly video.

[@teresadecker6966]

What about climbing predators with the nest box being on a tree??

[@winnhill3736]

Stay away from placing on trees although it may look good but hard to keep out snakes.Use a pole to mount,with metal better because of snakes.

[@mokedokie]

Lots of time looking at the person posting but not much showing the box, how it was built and installed. Did it have a predator block, adequate ventilation and drainage?

[@aznstylepn0y]

Saw my first one and decided to buy one already built it in the ground a couple weeks ago but it’s facing west. So it needs to be facing East towards the sunlight? or does it really matter?

[@hummingbirdacres]

You want the sun to hit it so that it warms up in the morning.

[@winnhill3736]

I have been putting up boxes 4 yrs with good results and always have boxes facing N.E. about eye level or about 5.5" high.Never use a perch as it invites predators and the birds don't use them anyway.Dried mealworms and H2o help alot.😊

[@paulalbright1079]

You can put BlueBird houses anywhere. In a tree, on a fence or on a pole. It Can face any direction, they don't care. We have ours 3 feet off the ground up to 20 feet off the ground. I've been making and selling BlueBird houses and feeders for over 8 years. I get repeat customers every year, they want to add more each year. If you build it, they will breed, anywhere.

[@notsohandytim5090]

My successful bluebird houses were about 10" off the ground, mounted above the garage or in a tree with limbs surrounding the birdhouse and were all facing westerly. They became unsuccessful when the neighbors began feeding House Sparrows who discovered my boxes. 🤥

[@JerryOtteman]

"You can put BlueBird houses anywhere." You can but you shouldn't. Unless you're trying to feed the raccoons.

[@paulalbright1079]

@@JerryOtteman I haven't had any problems in 18 years.

[@JerryOtteman]

@@paulalbright1079 That's great to hear, but that's the exception to what often happens. Every bluebird society in North America advises NOT to put nest boxes on trees or fence posts.

[@notsohandytim5090]

@paulalbright: Not necessarily so my friend. I cleaned and reset one in the exact same spot they used it in previous years. He showed it to her almost the same day I reset it. She took a look inside, came back out and said (I suppose) " I don't think so". Haven't seen them since.

[@wjm9604]

I had been making the 4” pvc Gilbertson style birdhouse for awhile but last year changed to a 6” pvc to see if they would go for the extra room. They really seem to like it better. Both parents can be inside without jumping on top of the young to search for a fecal sac. The young aren’t so packed tight together which is good on hot days. I also have cameras in my birdhouses. The biggest thing is to do what you can to keep house sparrows away. They will peck holes in the eggs. They may kill the bluebirds if they are inside. I’m trying to trap house sparrows currently before a bluebird pair start nesting in one birdhouse. Another thing is don’t put bird feeders anywhere near the birdhouse. It looks like you have a nice open area. They usually don’t recommend putting bluebird houses on trees because predators can reach into the birdhouse. Better to be on a single pole with a baffle out in the open to keep them from crawling up.

[@hummingbirdacres]

Such great information thank you.

[@johnholder1527]

What camera setup do you have?

[@wjm9604]

@@johnholder1527 I have two of the Green Backyard WiFi cameras and one bird feeder camera but can view a total of ten cameras that relatives have at their place. We’ve had two cameras that stopped working but they replaced them. Good support. The newer cameras have a better antenna and more waterproofing.

[@beebop9808]

No way! I fed them mealworms and they went crazy fighting themselves in my car windows and pooing piles all over the sides of my cars! Found out they love peanut suet too and the poo storms went away. 😅

[@Ivy-nm1tf]

I can't find the bluebird house design.

[@mokedokie]

Search blue bird box plans. I just did it and found gobs of plans....