Looking for a birdhouse for my wife

[Cleveland Joe]

Looking for a birdhouse for my wife, title says it all. I want something for a tree. Don't want to hang it.

 

[YumYum]

I have a couple basic ones from Walmrt that a single wood screw goes through the back into the tree (and they come with eye screws to hang them). Finding a plumb flat spot to mount it can be a challenge on some trees. If you don't want theirs, I have seen birdhouses for sale at my local flea market from time to time, but unsure of how they were made to be mounted or hung.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

some craft stores will carry one all made, but in plain wood. would need couple coats of good outdoor paint before putting it on a tree.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

I am tempted to say 'Don't be mean, let her come in with you'

I don't know about US birds, but in England we would adjust the size of opening depending what we wanted to attract

 

[YumYum]

I don't know about US birds, but in England we would adjust the size of opening depending what we wanted to attract

People that know birds do that here but birdhouses from the store don't usually say what size hole it is or what the birdhouse is engineered for. The songbirds just didn't want to use the birdhouses I bought so I englarged the holes a little so now the swallows and bluebirds use them and all is well. Here is a link.

Bird house hole size: Ultimate 43 bird house bird GUIDE - Wildlifeful

Ultimate bird house hole size guide for attracting bird house birds with a specific hole size and shape in mind, chart included.

www.wildlifeful.com

 

[Oliver Buckle]

Our swallow, the barn swallow, nests on flat surfaces, traditionally the beams in barns. Our robin, completely different from the US robin also likes an open nest, typically a robin nest box has three sides and a roof with the fourth side just coming up half way.