Table of Contents:
Introduction 
Why Build Birdhouses?
 
Choosing the Right Materials
 
Choosing the Right Design
 
Mounting
 
Nesting Platform for Robins, Eastern Phoebes, and Barn Swallows
 
An All-Purpose Nesting Box for Chickadees, Titmice, Downy Woodpeckers, and 
 
Nuthatches
 
The Wren House
 
Nesting Boxes for Wood Ducks
 
Nesting Boxes for Kestrels and Screech Owls
 
Gourd Nesting Boxes
 
Nesting-Box Maintenance: Predators and Pests
 
Attracting Birds to Their New Home
 
The Right Time for Installation