Providing Nesting Sites for Birds
 Nothing enhances a nature walk quite like discovering a nest of tiny chirping baby birds. There are many ways to make your yard, neighborhood or schoolyard more inviting to our feathered friends and their families. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wild Acres Program has developed a web site called Tips for Creating a Wild Backyard, a very comprehensive and easy to use web site providing information on nesting boxes for several varieties of birds. Another resource, the book Homes for Wildlife: A Planning Guide for Habitat Enhancement on School Grounds by Marilyn Wyzga, features detailed information and plans for building nesting boxes and other homes for wildlife. The below sites will provide you with additional information on creating nesting sites for a variety of bird species.
Bird Nesting Boxes: General
• Nest Box Maintenance - Maryland Dept of Natural Resources Wild Acres Program
• Nesting Materials for Birds - Maryland Dept of Natural Resources Wild Acres Program
• Predator Guards - Maryland Dept of Natural Resources Wild Acres Program
Bird Nesting Boxes: Specific Species
• Bird House Specifications - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Schoolyard Habitat Project Guide
• Tips for Creating a Wild Backyard - Maryland DNR Wild Acres Program
• Attracting the Beneficial Tree Swallow - Maryland Cooperative Extension
• Eastern Bluebird:
Eastern Bluebird - Maryland Cooperative Extension
Eastern Bluebird - Maryland DNR Wild Acres Program 
North American Bluebird Society -
Can enter nesting box data
The Bluebird Book : The Complete Guide to Attracting Bluebirds by Donald Stokes
• Great Horned Owl Nesting Platform: Maryland Cooperative Extension
• Maryland Wood Duck Initiative
• Purple Martins - Maryland Cooperative Extension
Resources
Also See:
Feeding Wild Birds
Types of Habitat Projects
How to Create a Habitat Project
Long Term Connections: Curriculum
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