This is BirdNode.

We're hearing a house rent,

a black-capped chickadee,

and red-breasted nut hatch.

One of these birds might make its home in your yard

if you put up the right kind of birdhouse.

They're all cavity nesters,

birds that need a cavity in a tree

or a birdhouse that serves the same purpose,

for nesting.

Look for a nest box that's plain wood,

none of that fancy stuff.

Birds prefer their nest sites to be inconspicuous.

If the birdhouse comes with a cute little dowel perch,

remove it.

The nesting birds don't need the perch,

and it just makes it easier for a predator bird to land

and go after the eggs or the young.

Here's the important part.

Grab a ruler and measure the entrance hole.

It should be one and one-eighth inches.

No more, no less.

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