University of Wisconsin - Madison - Division of Extension News

Building birdhouses for Bluebirds

Jamie Nack, Extension Senior Wildlife Outreach Specialist Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison jlnack@wisc.edu 608-265-8264 Total Time: 7:45 0:13 – Repopulation of Bluebirds: a success story 0:48 – Where cavity nesters find homes 2:11 – Identifying Bluebirds 2:52 – Preferred habitat 4:09 – When to expect Bluebirds 4:48 – How many eggs 5:07 – How can people help house Bluebirds 5:33 – Where to find Bluebird house plans 6:00 – Birdhouse materials 6:36 – When to put up birdhouses 6:51 – Re-use old birdhouses? 7:15 – Put out food for Bluebirds 7:34 – Lead out Transcript and additional information available at: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/news/2020/02/21/bluebird-birdhouses/