Re: Are these birdhouses to small? (or big enough for some birds?)
- From: "Al Johnston" <ajjohnston@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 13:10:43 -0400
They certainly are cute little bird houses, however, if the dimensions are
outside measurements, they are far too small. Actually, they are too small
even if they are inside measurements. They should also have a way of being
opened for cleaning out. There is no indication of entrance hole
measurement. Minimum should be 1 1/8" for wren/chickadees and tree swallows
need 1 1/2". I really like your idea of putting up all types of nest boxes
around your property but these little decorative ones should be on your
mantel IMHO. Good luck.
Al
"TG" <spam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:RxLHe.177473$tt5.101607@xxxxxxxxxxx
> In the last couple of years my wife and I have become quite interested
> in birding. It started with a feeder we kept replenished during the
> winters that was frequented by chickadees and nuthatches, and it wasnt
> long before we started seeing grosbeaks and several other hardy winter
> type birds. But our favorite time is when the migratory birds start to
> show up, and we have taken to putting various types of birdhouses all
> around our property in the hopes of attracting more species.
>
> I was checking ebay the other day and came across many different types,
> some in particular that caught my eye were some very decorative ones,
> but they were also very small. They are about 3"X3.5"X5.5" and the price
> is right (currently 1$), but are these too small for any practical use?
> It looks as though they are decorative only, but with the perch I was
> thinking they may be suited for some smaller species. We had a family of
> tree swallows in a birdhouse not to much bigger this spring, and that
> same house is now home to another family were not quite sure yet about
> the species.
>
> The birdhouses in question are at:
>
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20503&item=7704141109&rd=1
> and
>
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20503&item=7704139973&rd=1
.
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