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Welcome to this, our page of houses for bluebirds. Here we offer for bird lovers lots of information about houses for blue birds and a great variety of high quality bird houses at excellent prices.

Bluebirds - history of these beautiful birds, their present demise and how we can help them.

Bluebirds have called America their home for quite a long time. In fact, Henry David Thoreau, a naturalist and writer born in 1817 provided some of the earliest record about bluebirds. In his journals, Thoreau writings talk about eastern bluebirds returning to their boxes. This is clear evidence that as early as the 1800's and perhaps even earlier, people were already building and providing nesting boxes for bluebirds. These days, the introduction of two bird species from Europe - the house sparrow in 1850 and the starling in 1890 are resulting in the loss of suitable habitat for bluebirds. Starlings and house sparrows compete for the same habitat, forcing bluebirds out of their spaces and at times even killing them. Today, we can enjoy the company of these beautiful birds while helping them by providing nesting boxes for them.

Placing a bluebird house near an orchard, field, or park will increase your chances of bringing in bluebirds. Bluebirds also like abandoned woodpecker nest holes. A very important issue here is the diameter of the hole. An inch and a half is large enough to enable entry for blue birds and at the same time small enough to deter starlings - these and house sparrows have been known to kill baby bluebirds as well as adults sitting on the nest. To deter attacks from predatory cats, snakes, raccoons, and chipmunks is to mount the house on a metal pole, or use a metal predator guard on a wood post.

EASTERN BLUEBIRD HOUSE

The finest bluebird house on the market! Predator guard is standard to keep starlings, squirrels and other undesirables out, while small floor discourages sparrow nests. RANGE: Breeds east of the Rockies from southeastern Canada to Gulf of Mexico. Winters in southern part of breeding range and Mexico. HABITAT: Enjoys open woodlands, fields and farmlands with scattered trees. 12.5 inches high x 6 inches wide x 8.5 inches deep. We carry a nest box for every species of cavity-nesting bird in North America. Designed for each species by leading conservation experts, these products provide the correct dimensions, materials, ventilation and drainage. Each nest box is handcrafted in Maine from eastern white pine for durability, function, and aesthetics. Your order will include a brochure that describes the species this nest box attracts, and the placement and maintenance of this particular product.

SPARROW-RESISTANT BLUEBIRD HOUSE

This Kentucky style, slot entrance bluebird house is designed to thwart sparrows. According to research at the University of Kentucky, bluebirds prefer a slot entrance to the standard circular hole -- sparrows prefer the opposite. In addition, sparrows don't like a shallow box and bluebirds don't seem to mind. This box is only 5" deep but if sparrows still continue to be a problem, a wooden insert is included to reduce the depth even more. Sparrows rarely use the 3-1/2" depth, but bluebirds will still occupy it. RANGE: Breeds east of the Rockies from southeastern Canada to Gulf of Mexico. Winters in southern part of breeding range and Mexico. HABITAT: Enjoys open woodlands, fields and farmlands with scattered trees. 10 inches high x 6 inches wide x 8.5 inches deep. We carry a nest box for every species of cavity-nesting bird in North America. Designed for each species by leading conservation experts, these products provide the correct dimensions, materials, ventilation and drainage. Each nest box is handcrafted in Maine from eastern white pine for durability, function, and aesthetics. Your order will include a brochure that describes the species this nest box attracts, and the placement and maintenance of this particular product.

MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD HOUSE

The largest of the bluebird houses, this box provides an ideal cavity for the only "all-blue" bluebird. RANGE: Breeds from southern Alaska, Mackenzie and Manitoba south to western Nebraska, New Mexico, Arizona and west to the coast. Winters from British Columbia and Montana south through western U.S. HABITAT: Breeds in high mountain meadows with scattered trees and bushes; in winter descends to lower elevations, where it prefers the plains and grasslands. 12.5 inches high x 7.25 inches wide x 9 inches deep. We carry a nest box for every species of cavity-nesting bird in North America. Designed for each species by leading conservation experts, these products provide the correct dimensions, materials, ventilation and drainage. Each nest box is handcrafted in Maine from eastern white pine for durability, function, and aesthetics. Your order will include a brochure that describes the species this nest box attracts, and the placement and maintenance of this particular product.

OBSERVATION BLUEBIRD HOUSE

Great for school science projects or curious adults. View the bluebirds without disturbing them. This nest box has a plexi-glass panel to keep birds safe during observation, but slides out easily for cleaning. RANGE: Breeds east of the Rockies from southeastern Canada to Gulf of Mexico. Winters in southern part of breeding range and Mexico. HABITAT: Likes open woodlands and farmlands with scattered trees.. 12.5 inches high x 6 inches wide x 8.5 inches deep. We carry a nest box for every species of cavity-nesting bird in North America. Designed for each species by leading conservation experts, these products provide the correct dimensions, materials, ventilation and drainage. Each nest box is handcrafted in Maine from eastern white pine for durability, function, and aesthetics. Your order will include a brochure that describes the species this nest box attracts, and the placement and maintenance of this particular product.

WESTERN BLUEBIRD HOUSE

Needing a slightly larger chamber and entrance hole than their eastern counterpart, this house is ideal for the vivid Western Bluebird. RANGE: Breeds in throughout the West, north from western Alberta and southern British Columbia, south down the West Coast to Baja and east to eastern New Mexico and western Texas. Winters within most of the breeding range. HABITAT: Loves open woodlands and pastures. 12.5 inches high x 6.75 inches wide x 9 inches deep. We carry a nest box for every species of cavity-nesting bird in North America. Designed for each species by leading conservation experts, these products provide the correct dimensions, materials, ventilation and drainage. Each nest box is handcrafted in Maine from eastern white pine for durability, function, and aesthetics. Your order will include a brochure that describes the species this nest box attracts, and the placement and maintenance of this particular product.

HORIZONTAL BLUEBIRD HOUSE

Designed by Frank Zuern to be a safer nesting place for Eastern Bluebirds, this horizontal box simulates a hollow tree branch. Over 90% nest near the back of the box, behind a vertical baffle, out of the reach of predators. RANGE: Breeds east of the Rockies from southeastern Canada to Gulf of Mexico. Winters in southern part of breeding range and Mexico. HABITAT: Prefers open woodlands and farmlands with scattered trees. . 6.25 inches high x 6 inches wide x 19.75 inches deep. We carry a nest box for every species of cavity-nesting bird in North America. Designed for each species by leading conservation experts, these products provide the correct dimensions, materials, ventilation and drainage. Each nest box is handcrafted in Maine from eastern white pine for durability, function, and aesthetics. Your order will include a brochure that describes the species this nest box attracts, and the placement and maintenance of this particular product.

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Blue Bird Houses

Welcome to this, our page of houses for bluebirds. Here we offer for bird lovers lots of information about houses for blue birds and a great variety of high quality bird houses at excellent prices.

Bluebirds - history of these beautiful birds, their present demise and how we can help them.

THE PREMIUM BLUEBIRD HOUSE

EASTERN BLUEBIRD HOUSE

SPARROW-RESISTANT BLUEBIRD HOUSE

MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD HOUSE

OBSERVATION BLUEBIRD HOUSE

DESIGNER BLUEBIRD HOUSE

THE VIEWABLE BLUEBIRD HAPPY NEST

HORIZONTAL BLUEBIRD HOUSE

COPPER TOP TRADITIONAL BLUEBIRD HOUSE