Open Nesting Platform
The open nesting platform can be used under porches, eaves and other open shelters.
It’s possible any of the platform nesters could use this platform, depending where it’s mounted and each individual species inclination.
Make from cedar, pine, or almost any softwood. Always use corrosion resistant screws and other hardware.
Drill countersunk pilot holes in primary work pieces (first work piece in which screws are inserted) and regular pilot holes in secondary work pieces. This reduces a tendency for wood to split and makes for easy assembly in minutes with a power or hand held screwdriver.
Some birds nest on platforms mounted on the sides of a garages and sheds over looking backyard spaces. Sometimes platform nesters utilize ledges under the shelter of a porch roofs or eaves.
This open platform may be useful in those places. Or for example, if birds nest on window ledges under a porch roof and make a mess on the porch floor, you may be able attract them to an open platform mounted somewhere else under an eave.
More than a century ago, Gilbert H. Trafton recommended platforms open on all four sides in low bushes for thrashers, catbirds and song sparrows. More recently some wildlife conservation brochures included similar recommendations, but they were removed for lack of documentation. These birds seem to thrive without much assistance. Nevertheless, birds continue to surprise
Birds that May Nest on this Platform
Open Nesting Platform
The open nesting platform can be used under porches, eaves and other open shelters.
It’s possible any of the platform nesters could use this platform, depending where it’s mounted and each individual species inclination.
Make from cedar, pine, or almost any softwood. Always use corrosion resistant screws and other hardware.
Drill countersunk pilot holes in primary work pieces (first work piece in which screws are inserted) and regular pilot holes in secondary work pieces. This reduces a tendency for wood to split and makes for easy assembly in minutes with a power or hand held screwdriver.
Some birds nest on platforms mounted on the sides of a garages and sheds over looking backyard spaces. Sometimes platform nesters utilize ledges under the shelter of a porch roofs or eaves.
This open platform may be useful in those places. Or for example, if birds nest on window ledges under a porch roof and make a mess on the porch floor, you may be able attract them to an open platform mounted somewhere else under an eave.
More than a century ago, Gilbert H. Trafton recommended platforms open on all four sides in low bushes for thrashers, catbirds and song sparrows. More recently some wildlife conservation brochures included similar recommendations, but they were removed for lack of documentation. These birds seem to thrive without much assistance. Nevertheless, birds continue to surprise
Birds that May Nest on this Platform
Open Nesting Platform
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The open nesting platform can be used under porches, eaves and other open shelters.
It’s possible any of the platform nesters could use this platform, depending where it’s mounted and each individual species inclination.
Make from cedar, pine, or almost any softwood. Always use corrosion resistant screws and other hardware.
Drill countersunk pilot holes in primary work pieces (first work piece in which screws are inserted) and regular pilot holes in secondary work pieces. This reduces a tendency for wood to split and makes for easy assembly in minutes with a power or hand held screwdriver.
Some birds nest on platforms mounted on the sides of a garages and sheds over looking backyard spaces. Sometimes platform nesters utilize ledges under the shelter of a porch roofs or eaves.
This open platform may be useful in those places. Or for example, if birds nest on window ledges under a porch roof and make a mess on the porch floor, you may be able attract them to an open platform mounted somewhere else under an eave.
More than a century ago, Gilbert H. Trafton recommended platforms open on all four sides in low bushes for thrashers, catbirds and song sparrows.
More recently some wildlife conservation brochures included similar recommendations, but they were removed for lack of documentation. These birds seem to thrive without much assistance. Nevertheless, birds continue to surprise
Birds that May Nest on this Platform
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