Build a Better Birdhouse: Tips for Keeping Nestlings Comfortable
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Love your video. Very well done. Where do you buy the wireless cameras?
You can find it here www.amazon.com/shop/birdswalkingdown/list/G5PXIPTGQ84C
I wish everybody were as thoughtful as you. I see so many birdhouses that are wrong or in wrong spots. A birdhouse should always be on the north/north-east side (of the building or the tree trunk that it's attached to). Never on a pole that would be fully exposed to the sun. That's like leaving your kid in a hot car in summer...
Thank you
Well done sir. Excellent content showing your journey. My first spring providing a blue bird house. I was sort of forced to do what I wanted to do anyway - a pair of bluebirds kept making a nest in our dryer vent. I set the b.b. house near the vent, they went right for it. I really feel joy to have them as neighbors. Happy to provide a house for them. Thank you for this content
That's so nice of you to help them!
Thank you for posting your plans! I'm two boxes in on a set of five.
No more than 60 seconds after mounting the second box, a pair of Bluebirds began checking it out!
That is awesome!
You are so clever to build a home meeting all the birds’ needs. All the details! Well done! (A number of years ago, my late husband and I built a bluebird house. Before we had even gotten the post securely in the ground, a bluebird couple was moving in!)
Thank you so much! Bluebirds definitely know what they like :)
You build the best birdhouses! I wish I had all the fancy equipment to do all the things you do to make them so nice!!
Thank you so much!
Plans for this Birdhouse at birds.walkingdown.com/cooling-roof-birdhouse
Very thoughtfully crafted.😀🧠👍🏻
Thank you very much!
I am so pleased that I found your channel through our lady friend the bird nerd... lol!
Keep it up, buddy.✨🤗✨
Thank you! Will do!
Thoughtfully engineered. Great birdhouse. 😁
Thank you!
Wow…That is a lot love/devotion 💗 thank you so much for shared.
You are so welcome
Just building this years round of bird houses and found your channel from Lesley. This is a really well designed house! I built some houses a few years ago where I scorched the outside for weather protection, but then was concerned about the charred outside heating the box up too much, so I also added a floating roof. Seemed to work.
Thank you! It's a process of improvement as you learn new ways
Very neat! So kind of you to think of their needs!🙂
Thank you!
What a great idea. I love it! Thx❤
Thank you!
Happy 4th and thanks for sharing ! 🎉🇺🇸
Thank you too
Thanks so much for your info...Leslie Bird nerd suggested your video. I love our swallows that nest here each year. but last year we had very unusual heat dome, 120* three days in row and I knew I'd loose my 5-6 nesting babies like had happened a decade prior when we had temps up to 100*...but this 120* was epic but I was determined to keep my babies alive....so I placed bags of ice on top of the bird house every 2-3 hours and it kept the nest cool. But wasn't easy starting at 5am, and on into the middle of the night....I'm disabled with serious arthritis, so isn't easy getting up, then walking over 100 feet to where I have the nest on a wall outside my deck....it was here when we moved here 8 yrs ago, is a miniature vintage travel trailer w a tin roof...perfect for conducting cold air. But i'm determined to NOT let these unusual heat waves destroy my baby birds as it had happened over a decade ago in a home 2 doors up from us...I was beyond distraught finding all 6 babies dead when we had over100+* temps
At the time I have 2 swallow families started....one is a nesting box, but I'm worried about excessive heat thats forecasted for this year.
I know its not allowed to promote ones YT ch, but maybe you'd be interested in my docu/videos of putting ice on top, to keep them cool.
Thank you for watching! I know the heat can be bad in the Summer, and that's why I constantly try to make my nest boxes cooler. I couldn't find the icing video on your channel but that was a nice thing you did.
This is an awesome video. I enjoy getting to see the many learning experiences you’ve had, come together in one project!
Thank you for your kind words.
Great job with all desirable features! Right now I have bluebirds nesting in my backyard, but hot summer in southern Texas is miserable to baby birds. I hope I can buy one like this from you.
It is possible. Would you want it this nesting season? Email me at birds@walkingdown.com
Great video. I make bird houses as well. I use and recommend Cypress wood as well.
Thank you!
Comfort and quality! Summers in southern Ontario get surprisingly hot and humid but winters can be bitter cold. Will have to contemplate a seasonal upgrade for winter or rotate the housing type each November and April. Thanks for posting and for the Carolina Wren footage seen on Leslie's channel ❤
You're welcome. Glad you liked it
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Thank you! I'm glad you like it
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Great looking birdhouse, thanks for sharing. Does the clear plastic create a greenhouse effect further heating the birdhouse?
Thank you! I haven't found the plastic increase heat. Although I usually have it on the backside during evening sun.
I really like your reformed birdhouse. From the way that chickadee was checking it out she did too. Do you have the type of video camera you used posted somewhere? Or aren't you partial to any particular model? I went to your amazon link but several are listed. I wish you sold the bird boxes....but I'm grateful you shared the plans in case my dear hub makes one for me someday. Great video. Thanks for sharing your very helpful experiment with us.
Thank you! I'm working on plans for this design. But the plans already on birds.walkingdown.com are almost the same
Hi Darcy, I have the plans up. Let me know what you think. birds.walkingdown.com/cooling-roof-birdhouse
@@BirdsWalkingDown My husband and I both agree your modified birdhouse is very NICE. I'm sure your birds love you for it. Is the hardware cloth on the bottom also a preventative against the bottle flies larvae? Or some fly? All I remember is they can't crawl up and feed off of the baby chicks if it's there. Maybe you know what I'm trying to talk about? lol Anyway your plans are on my dear hubs To Do list for this winter. Thanks so much for sharing the detailed plans. Some of the PA birds will be able to keep their cool now too.
I didn't know about bottle fly larvae. I have the mesh for ventilation, but I could see it blocking some bugs if they aren't too small
Have you considered drilling a few tinny holes on the top section of the sides of the walls? With the holes facing/slanted downward?
I know what you mean. I've seen those before. Do you think it's needed with all the other ventilation that I have?
Amazing. Love this. My husband will make this for me. What is the plastics that you use for transparency on the back door?
The plastic I use is PETG because it can with stand sunlight better than other types.
Probably a silly question but would it be too dark during the day for the birds in the house?
Great vid! Btw I had a family of House Wrens successfully fledge last Wednesday from an old garden watering can on my porch. Do I need to clean out the old nest so that they or another pair might use it again this summer?
Thank you! Yes, I think in general cleaning out old nest is the best.
TY for sharing this & what you have learned from all of your hard work & dedication.
My husband is going to be making some bird houses as gifts (& for us). I will share this with him for sure!!
May I ask... the slanted roof; is it wide open at the top other than where the roof is attached?
You mentioned another piece of wood? Is that part of the roof?
And, do you think it would be of any help to attach a piece of screen over the opening of the roof angle to keep bugs &/or debris from bothering the chicks, etc? Or would screening be a hazzard?
Thank you again for your insight!
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I am working on detailed plans which I'll be posting on birds.walkingdown.com. But yes the roof is open other than where it s attached. The second piece of wood is small and encloses the top of the birdhouse. The roof is attached to that piece. I haven't needed a screen but maybe I don't understand what you mean. The birds general take care of any bugs that go in there. I'll let you know when the plans are on the website.
Hi Linda, I have the plans up. Let me know what you think. birds.walkingdown.com/cooling-roof-birdhouse
I like your ingenuity. I like that you're thinking about the importance of box temperature. I think it may be more complicated for the average landlord than is needed. They may not want to tackle it because of that. Personally, I've had luck with a simple cypress box that has a 31 sq. in. floor which appears to be 40% larger than your floor. (Your floor is 4" x 5.5".) This allows the nest cup to be constructed away from the frame if the bird desires, keeping them warmer in winter while allowing older nestlings to move away from each other on hot summer days since nestlings need to spread their wings to dissipate body heat. The addition of large white roof and 1/2 inch vents along the length of each side (which can be closed with clear tape or plastic on cold days allowing light in while reducing drafts) keep the nestlings cool as cross ventilation slots have been shown to do in studies. A second entrance hole can be easily added to a larger box, too, increasing light, enhancing feeding efficiency, while adding a safety measure. Thank you for taking heat into consideration. A natural cavity is cooler because the walls are thick. We should mimic a natural cavity by keeping it cooler, too.
Thank you for watching and all your thoughtful comments! Do you have plans online?
@@BirdsWalkingDown Yes, I have them in a file in our facebook group "Bluebirds Unfiltered" (and, yes, I have posted some of your great videos there- come join us- we're science based) or I can email to you if you'd like. Let me know here.
Cypress sawdust isn't near as hazardous as Cedar sawdust; just another plus to your credit.
Thanks for the comment
Hello, I just bought a bird box and I have a blink camera, but the only way to place the camera is by sticking it to the ceiling because the height of the entrance did not allow me to use a camera mount, but after seeing your video you gave me the idea of the false ceiling for the camera, and I am going to have to adapt that. Thank you very much for this great video. Do you have your products for sale ?. You shouls be have them in Amazon, please let me know if you do.
Thank you for your kind words. I do occasionally sell them when people request them. But I don't formally have them for sale. Maybe in the future. You can contact me at birds@walkingdown.com
I don’t have a 3D printer. I have seen your video for the plexiglass glass. Would you recommend. Say spray painting the plexiglass say a light pale white or grey transparent so then the birds wouldn’t be confused and try to exit through the clear plexiglass. Or since I’m not using a camera would u need to have any way of the house to be lighter inside??
If you're not using a camera, I would just make the door out of wood. The extra light is just so the videos come out better.
Nice work! How long does the batteries last in the camera?
They are advertised to last 2 years, but I haven't seen that. With a lot of bird activity, it's more like a few months. Although I sometimes disable to camera to conserve the batteries.
@@BirdsWalkingDown Thanks I will build one! I saw your bird house on the Essential Craftsman.
Cheers from Canada.
What was used to attach the roof to the front part of the birdhouse?
Wood glue and screws
Is there a direction the hole in the birdhouse should face?
Do you mean North, South, East, West? I'm not sure. That may differ for different bird species.
@@BirdsWalkingDown Yes.
nestwatch.org has the recommended facing direction (plus other useful info) for various birds of North America.
Very nice, hope you don't let house sparrows nest, im sure you don't.
I don't
Is this bird house for sale?? I want several.
I've made some improvements since this one. Now there a little bigger and made from cedar which I've decided is better than cypress. I have limited capacity since it takes awhile to build one, so I hope you're not in a rush. Details are at birdhouse.walkingdown.com
@@BirdsWalkingDown I'm not in a hurry. But I would love to purchase one or two of them. Before it gets warm here in vermont. Can you tell me how much?
Pricing and details are at the web site. birdhouse.walkingdown.com