Below are winter bird house plans for a winter bird roost or shelter that is
designed for bluebirds, but may be used by wrens, chickadees, titmice, tree
swallows or even flying squirrels. Be sure to stick to the 1 1/2" hole,
otherwise starlings and cowbirds can enter the hole.
What is nice about these
winter bird shelter plans is that at the end of winter you can now use
it as a bluebird house just by rotating the front wall and removing the perches
- nice!
The design is from the Missouri Department of Conservation where we have
found several nice designs for
free bird
house plans in the the past. In the video below, they will quickly show you
how to put together the winter bird house plans rather easily.
To view the complete instructions, click here:
Winter Bird House Plans (pdf opens in new window)
Winter Bird House Assembly
Providing a winter bird roost will give birds that extra bit of protection from
the wind and cold temperatures and help them preserve calories and energy
reserves. Your winter bird shelter may make all the difference to a bird,
especially on an extra cold night or during a fierce wintry storm. You can just
imagine the difference it would make if you were outside in the wind and snow versus
being
inside a sheltered room.
It may be difficult for birds to find open, unfrozen water
sources in the winter, so you can also help them out by providing a
heated bird bath.
This one picture here stays warm down to -20 degrees F. This way they do not
have to waste energy flying to other water sources. All you need now is a
bird
feeder and they have nearly no reason to leave - water, food and shelter all
provided by you. I'd move in, wouldn't you?!