Where Can I Get More Information About Bird Houses, Bird Feeders, and Bat Houses?
The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Web site features house plans at Build A Birdhouse, Building Nest Structures, Feeders, and Photo Blinds for North Dakota Wildlife, and Oklahoma Bats…Coming Out of the Dark. Unfortunately, none of these publications provide much guidance on placement or maintenance of the finished product. However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Migratory Bird Management Web site (http://migratorybirds.fws.gov/) offers a series of pamphlets that fill in some of these gaps. Homes for Birds discusses the species that use bird houses, provides background on building houses, and tells where and how high to mount them for different species. Backyard Bird Feeding provides similar information about feeders, plus information on seed mixes for select species. Landscaping To Attract Birds is for the truly dedicated, and offers suggestions on how to make your entire yard attractive to birds. In case some unintended problems develop along the way, they a
