Bird Egg Identification Chart: Common Backyard Nesters
Match egg color, markings, clutch size, nest site, and season to 21 backyard nesters, and learn why wild bird eggs…
This section covers birdhouses and nest boxes for backyard birds, plus bat houses. Our guides explain entrance holes, materials, ventilation, drainage, and mounting, using published guidance from wildlife agencies and university extension services.
If you like a weekend project, start with how to build a birdhouse. For bats, read how to attract bats to a bat house before you mount one. For ready-made options, see the best birdhouses. Placement details are in where to put a bat house. Each roundup says plainly which designs suit which birds and who should look elsewhere. We do not list prices, because they change too often to stay accurate.
Match egg color, markings, clutch size, nest site, and season to 21 backyard nesters, and learn why wild bird eggs…
Six bluebird houses compared on hole size, cedar or recycled plastic, door style, vents, floors, and mounting, with what each…
Where to put a bat house: wall or pole, height, compass direction by climate, sun, clearance, water, and spots to…
Build a simple birdhouse step by step, with free species plans, a chickadee box example, and drainage, vent, and roof…
Get bats into a bat house with the right sun, paint shade, height, water, and spring timing, and know how…
Nine birdhouses for bluebirds, wrens, chickadees, and purple martins compared on entrance size, material, ventilation, cleanout access, and mounting.