You can provide commercial nesting material, which is clean and colorful. Some birds have been known to pick material off clothes hanging on a clothesline. It is helpful to provide calcium suet to nesting birds and to birds that are rearing their young. Be sure the egg shells have been completely dried before placing them out for the birds. Providing shelter for the birds is important.
Houses can help provide a place for birds to rear their young.
If a brood has been successfully reared in a location, the birds may return to that site again. If a cat or predator has disturbed the nest site, the birds will choose another location. Birds are fascinating to watch. For more information on birding education contact us by e-mail.