March will be here in a few days, and thats when I clean up my Bluebird houses...Field mice are bad around here, and they move into the nest boxes for the winter. I go around and remove any mice, and make sure the nest box is in good shape for the birds to move into.
If you would like to attract Bluebirds now is the time to buy or build houses, and get them up.
Birdbaths are also great for attracting Bluebirds since they love to bath.
Bluebirds like their nest to be around open meadows, pasture, orchards or on the edges of your yard. The box should only be around 5' off the ground, and facing to the south or east if possible.
The houses are easy to make if you enjoy working with wood, and building your own.... we made a lot of ours. Its a good winter project. You can get on the internet, and get all the information you need to build one.
Parent Bluebird feeding a baby mealworms!
Bluebirds at their nest box.
Baby Bluebirds
Dixie
