Unusual Gourd Homes For Birds

Gourds are excellent natural homes for birds. Birds are more attracted to gourds than to a manufactured birdhouse. Leaving a little gourd material in the birdhouse will provide some nesting material for the birds. You can also make sure there are twigs, string, hair, corn fodder, long grasses and mud nearby. Where you place the gourd
birdhouse is also important in attracting birds. Purple Martins, Swallows, and many Seabirds like living in close proximity (colonies) with other birds of the same species. Most other songbirds do not. Wrens, for example, are very territorial, and stake out an area for themselves. If you place too many wren houses in a small area, you won't have them all occupied. Putting up one house for each species, with some distance between them, will result in more success in filling them all.
Besides the birds noted above, gourds also make good homes for Bluebirds, Nuthatches, Titmouse, Carolina Wren and Chickadees.

Gourds can be used in a variety of different ways. They are quite attractive and rustic if just left natural or with wood burned designs. Many artists paint beautiful designs on gourds which make them not only a great birdhouse, but are a real work of art to decorate your yard. There are so many designs and themes of gourd birdhouses that you are sure to find exactly the style that you want. There are many great deals on gourd birdhouses on Ebay.