What direction do you face bluebird boxes?
The house should face south or southeast. Selecting a suitable location for the bluebird house is of house.
How do you build a mountain bluebird house?
Build the western and mountain bluebird nest box with red cedar, pine, or almost any soft wood. Use wood rough-cut on both sides so that birds can grip both interior and exterior surfaces. Make a 5″ by 5″ floor (inside dimensions) and a 12″ floor to ceiling height (inside front).
How do you attract mountain bluebirds?
Seven Tips for Attracting Bluebirds
- Open it up. Bluebirds prefer open areas with low grass and perches from which they can hunt insects.
- Leave it alone.
- Plant native.
- Just add water.
- Go chemical-free.
- Beware of roaming cats.
- Offer mealworms.
Do bluebirds recognize humans?
“Bluebirds are actually very adaptable. They do accept humans around them.
What is a Gilbertson box?
The Gilbertson PVC nestbox is made from white 4-inch- diameter PVC sewer and drain (S&D) pipe. Two small holes opposite each other at the top of the PVC box fit over two pins attached to the wooden roof. To open the box, the monitor squeezes the box at its top until it comes free from the pins.
How big does a bluebird box need to be?
For a round entrance hole, eastern bluebird boxes should be 1 1/2 inches in diameter and 1 9/16 inches for mountain and western bluebirds. Eastern bluebird houses can also have a 1 3/8 x 2 1/4 inch vertical oval hole or a 1 1/8 inch horizontal sparrow-resistant slot entrance at the top front of the box
How to build a nest box for a mountain bluebird?
Leave a gap between the top of the front piece and the inner roof. Be sure to leave a gap between the front piece and the inner roof. Drill two 3/4″ holes in each of the side pieces for ventalation as shown. This is another box idea specialized for the mountain and western bluebirds.
What kind of birds live in mountain bluebirds?
Mountain Bluebirds often mix with Western Bluebirds, American Robins, and Cedar Waxwings when taking advantage of such fruity abundance. Mountain Bluebirds take readily to nest boxes.
Why do we need to protect mountain bluebirds?
To support the Mountain Bluebirds ability to remain sustainable, we provide nesting habitats, sized to birds the size of a mountain bluebird, to replace loss of nesting sites due to land clearing, or other habitat changes. We also monitor numbers of live births and have in the past banded and tracked thousands of birds.
