Boy Birdhouse Architecture: How to Build Birdhouses, with 18 Practical Plans

Originally published in the 1920s, this book teaches boys and girls how to build birdhouses in a variety of designs to suit different species of birds. Each plan offered is of a proven house, one that has served as a home for some feathered friends of the air; and if the instructions are faithfully followed, equal success will crown the builder's efforts.

Contents Covered:

• Preface
• Our Friends the Birds
• Birds That Adapt Themselves to Nesting Boxes
• The Bluebirds
• The Robin
• The Titmice
• The Wrens
• The Woodpecker
• Birdhouse Material
• Methods of Finishing Exteriors
• Bird Box Specifications
• Typical Birdhouse Specifications
• Methods of Conducting a Birdhouse Contest
• Birdhouse Day
• Bird Enemies
• General Directions for Starting Work on the Bird Boxes
• Winter Care of the Birds
• Plate 1 -- Bluebird House
• Plate 2 -- Bluebird House
• Plate 3 -- Bluebird House
• Plate 4 -- Bluebird House
• Plate 5 -- Bluebird House
• Plate 6 -- Box for Robins
• Plate 7 -- Box for Robins
• Plate 8 -- Box for Wrens
• Plate 9 -- Double Wren House
• Plate 10 -- Downy Woodpecker House
• Plate 11 -- Box for Hairy Woodpeckers
• Plate 12 -- Flicker House
• Plate 13 -- Woodpecker House
• Plate 14 -- Nuthatch House
• Plate 15 -- Nuthatch House
• Plate 16 -- Box for Tree Swallow
• Plate 17 -- Titmouse House
• Plate 18 -- Chickadee House
• Plate 19 -- Houses from Common Objects
• Plate 19a -- Suggested Designs for Boxes
• Plate 20 -- Feeding Devices