{"id":4681,"date":"2016-03-31T22:19:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T22:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4681"},"modified":"2021-03-11T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T20:48:20","slug":"wild-bird-houses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wild-bird-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Backyard Naturalist&#8217;s Guide to Bird Houses and Recommended Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Part I<br><a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/how-to-choose-bird-houses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Choose the Right Bird House<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From design and construction to species specifics, The Backyard Naturalist has some <strong>simple guidelines for buying a bird house<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Part II<br><a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/where-to-place-bird-houses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Place &amp; Maintain Bird Houses<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General tips about maintaining bird houses and where to place bird houses in your backyard for increased opportunities to host nesting birds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Part III<br><a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/eliminate-house-sparrows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Protect Your Bird Houses from English House Sparrows<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A short list of both active and passive strategies in managing House Sparrows, with resource links to more extensive information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\nPart IV\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/resources\/books-bird-houses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Books About Bird Houses<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>The Backyard Naturalist stocks books about many aspects of Wild Birds, birding guides and how to get the most joy hosting wild birds in your own backyard. Here are some of our recommendations on the topic of bird houses:<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n--><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBYN-Time-for-BirdHouses-sidebar-304x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Backyard Naturalist has the right bird house for you and your backyard birds. \" class=\"wp-image-9894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBYN-Time-for-BirdHouses-sidebar-304x1024.jpg 304w, https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBYN-Time-for-BirdHouses-sidebar-89x300.jpg 89w, https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBYN-Time-for-BirdHouses-sidebar-178x600.jpg 178w, https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBYN-Time-for-BirdHouses-sidebar.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Are you ready for a bird house? Here are just a few of <a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/products\/#wild-bird-houses-bat-houses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our favorite bird houses<\/a>. We have many more at <strong>The Backyard Naturalist<\/strong>. Stop in to see our selection of &#8220;anatomically&#8221; correct bird houses \/ nest boxes on display in our Annex next door or safely outside on our back porch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 1 &#8211; How to Choose the Right Bird House. Part 2 &#8211; How to Place &#038; Maintain BIrd Houses. 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