Plan and Build a Birdhouse for Various Birds

In addition to just providing a birdhouse as a breeding home for local birds, consider what else birds will need to survive and raise their families. Halfpoint/Shutterstock

Dear James: Many trees were recently bulldozed for new homes, so I want to build some birdhouses to help out the birds. What are some good birdhouse design tips? —Donald F.

Dear Donald: As more land gets developed for human use, there is less habitat available for wildlife. People don’t often think this is a problem for birds because they have a large lying range, but birds are suffering along with most land-bound wildlife.