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Building Nest Boxes for Backyard Birds

Year

1999

Language

ENGLISH

Publication Information

Storey Publishing, LLC

Summary

This concise guide offers easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for building eight different nestboxes. Each nestbox is designed to attract and house different kinds of backyard birds, including bluebirds, swallows, wrens, chickadees, nuthatches, Red-Bellied Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, American Kestrals, Screech Owls, Northern Saw-Whet Owls, and Great Crested or Ash-Throated Flycatchers. Christyna M. Laubach is a high school science teacher in western Massachusetts. She is the co-author of Raptor! Rene Laubach has served as Director of the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries since 1985. He is the co-author of Raptor! and lives in western Massachusetts. Getting to Know Your Birds Designing (Is) for the Birds Bluebird or Swallow Nest Box Peterson Nest Box for Bluebirds Wren or Chickadee Nest Box Titmouse or Nuthatch Nest Box Red-Bellied Woodpecker or Northern Flicker Nest Box Wood Duck or Hooded Merganser Nest Box American Kestrel, Screech Owl, or Northern Saw-Whet Owl Nest Box Great Crested or Ash-Throated Flycatcher Nest Box