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How to Hang Outdoor Birdhouses
How to Hang Outdoor Birdhouses. Outdoor birdhouses attract lovely song birds to your lawn area. They provide hours of entertainment for people who enjoy listening to birds or birdwatching throughout the year. Attracting birds to your yard helps eliminate pesky insects that bother your pets and your family while you are enjoying your backyard area....
Outdoor birdhouses attract lovely song birds to your lawn area. They provide hours of entertainment for people who enjoy listening to birds or birdwatching throughout the year. Attracting birds to your yard helps eliminate pesky insects that bother your pets and your family while you are enjoying your backyard area. However, be aware that hanging a birdhouse in a tree or underneath a limb allows snakes or other predators, such as squirrels or cats, to drop down onto the birdhouse and harm the eggs or young birds that cannot fly away.
Things You'll Need
Galvanized wire
Bungee cord
Electric drill
Electrical conduit pipe (10-foot length, 3/4 inch in diameter)
Handsaw
Hammer
5/16 inch drill bit
Two 1/4-inch bolts and nuts
Hanging Birdhouses
Hang the birdhouse from a tree trunk during the month of February if you live in the Southern states, according to the Cornell University website. In the Northern states, hang the house during mid- to late March. This timing helps the birds locate the home before breeding season begins.
Push galvanized wire through the vent holes near the top of your birdhouse. Leave about 3 inches of the galvanized wire hanging out on either side of the house. If your birdhouse does not have vent holes, use an electrical drill to add one on each side, about 1 inch down from the top of the birdhouse.
Tie the galvanized wire to the hook located on one end of the bungee cord.
Ask a friend to assist you in holding the birdhouse flush against a tree trunk.
Stretch the bungee cord around the tree and over a limb to keep it from sliding down the trunk.
Tie the other end of the wire to the hook on the opposite end of the bungee cord. This snugly fits the birdhouse against the tree trunk and enables you to move it to a different location later if you desire.
Pole Mounting
Cut the electrical conduit pipe down to an 8-foot length with a handsaw.
Drill two holes into the back of the birdhouse. Use a 5/16-inch diameter drill bit. Repeat the method in the back of the pipe.
Use the 1/4-inch bolts to attach the birdhouse to the pole.
Hammer the end of the pipe into the ground until about 2 feet of the pole is underground. Now you can wait patiently for the arrival of the birds.
Tips & Warnings
Install a cone pole guard for extra protection against predators. These are available at home supply stores or pet stores that sell bird supplies.
Many people hang a birdhouse from a tree branch or deck awning. This is dangerous because a heavy storm could knock it down, damaging the house, nest or eggs. Hang only decorative faux birdhouses in this manner.
