| Blue bird trails are created to humor these birds | | | | Bluebirds vacate at the first sign of a predator so |
| that can be quite fussy about the location of their | | | | building the houses on your bird house trail at the |
| homes. For this reason they are rarely spotted in | | | | right heights is crucial.Bluebird trails that are the |
| yards or in urban areas. Some people say that | | | | most appealing to bluebirds consist of box shaped |
| bird houses and bluebirds don't mix simply because | | | | dwellings made of cedar or redwood. This is |
| their man made habitats are too easily taken | | | | because bluebirds eat the bugs that nest in these |
| over by other types of birds. It is likely that the | | | | types of natural woods. A bluebird box should |
| people that think that live in the city where bird | | | | never have a perch sticking out from it as that |
| houses and bluebirds don't mix at all. In fact you | | | | attracts sparrows and wrens that could bully the |
| very rarely see a bluebird in an urban area of any | | | | nesting bluebirds out of their home. The nesting |
| kind as they prefer to live near pasture and | | | | holes for Eastern bluebirds should have a diameter |
| farmland.It is a good idea to figure out the | | | | of half of an inch. Western bluebirds will use a one |
| migrating habits of the blue birds in your area and | | | | and a half inch entrance. Also keep in mind that |
| build the birdhouses in those areas. Strategically | | | | varnishing or painting bluebird house is not a good |
| setting up bluebird houses so that they follow the | | | | tactic as the bugs that they feed on in wood find |
| bird's natural nesting and migrating patterns is | | | | these substances toxic.The perfect bluebird house |
| called building a bluebird trail.Building a bluebird trail | | | | is well ventilated and has drainage holes so that |
| means mounting several bluebird houses in an | | | | rain can drain out. Bluebirds always choose the |
| area that is a known bluebird nesting location. You | | | | houses on the bluebird trail that makes them feel |
| can find this out either through observation and | | | | the most secure. They will feel the safest if the |
| also by consulting with other bird lovers in your | | | | bottom of the bluebird house is covered with |
| area that are interested in conserving this often | | | | hardware cloth so that snakes and squirrels |
| threatened species. Bluebirds are a bit fussy when | | | | cannot somehow get at them from beneath. It is |
| it comes to birdhouses possibly because they | | | | also a good idea to grease any perches, poles or |
| may have some instinctual knowledge that | | | | platforms around the bluebird house as this |
| starlings and sparrows are threatening their breed. | | | | makes it harder for larger birds to get a grip and |
| This is why it is important for you to take some | | | | stake out the bluebird home.Although attracting |
| time to build or buy the perfect bluebird house as | | | | blue birds with houses or boxes can be a bit |
| these choosy birds will just ignore any dwelling | | | | challenging (it is because they are so fussy about |
| that does not live up to their standardsBuilding a | | | | their habitat!) it is a lot easier to attract them with |
| bluebird trail helps the bluebird nest safely out of | | | | food. In a way, there is no such thing as bluebird |
| reach of predators and keeps them safer away | | | | food as they enjoy nibbling on so many things |
| from bigger bully birds such as starlings and | | | | that are also the favorites of other birds. |
| European sparrows. The best place to build a trail | | | | However keep the following in plentiful supply: |
| of bluebird houses is in areas that they prefer as | | | | peanuts, pecans, baked apples, raisins, white |
| a natural habitat. This includes open areas with | | | | bread, suet, corn bread, pie crust, doughnuts and |
| sparse ground cover as many of their predators | | | | cottage cheese.If you do a search on the |
| hide in bushes and thick foliage. They also prefer | | | | Internet you have probably noticed that there is a |
| areas that have plenty of perch sites such as | | | | great variety of blue bird house plans to be |
| telephone wires or wire fence lines.The best bird | | | | bought for a song. However there is no need to |
| houses for bluebirds are wooden bird houses that | | | | pay for blue bird trail bird house plans. You can |
| are located in open rural areas. The ideal scenario | | | | save yourself a lot of trouble by typing free blue |
| would be houses that are perched about half way | | | | bird house plans into a popular search engine and |
| up a telephone pole. If perched too high sparrows | | | | that search should turn up hundreds of ideas for |
| invade bird houses so be sure to gage the height. | | | | constructing the dwellings on your bluebird trail. |