We have included the following categories of houses in this section
(1) House Wren: The House Wrens are not seed eaters, but rather insect eaters. They are easy to attract with a house. Hang your house about 8 feet off the ground in a tree - we have ours hanging from the house gutter. They have a beautiful warbling song to add music to your yard, but are only there during the spring and summer months. During the winter they enjoy the warmer weather in the southern states.
(2) Carolina Wren and Chickadee: Both of these birds are seed eaters and many remain in the country year around. Feed these birds shelled, roasted, unsalted peanuts and watch them come.
(3) The American Robin is another bird that doesn’t eat seed, but they do love to splash around in your birdbath. They eat insects and worms during the warm months and berries in cold weather. They want a three sided shelf type house that you can place on a ledge of your house or deck.
(4) There are many different species of Woodpeckers in the country. Almost all drill holes in trees and telephone polls to make nests and provide shelter in the winter. Man made houses provide an alternative since many trees and forests have been cut down for land development. Woodpeckers eat insects and larvae in tree trunks and some eat seed. Feed suet year around as a natural substitute for these birds.
(5) Bats are given a bad rap. Most often they are thought of as rabid, dangerous animals. Actually, the likelihood of bats being rabid is no greater than other animals in the wild. A great advantage of bats is that they eat an enormous number of flying insects and other small critters.
(6) A large number of wild birds freeze to death in the winter. One way you can help protect them is buying a Roosting Box. Several different types of birds will enter these boxes and share body heat to make it through the cold winter night.
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