I've never heard that hummers were cavity nesting birds: they construct a small nest made of lichens and moss held together with cobwebs built on top of a tree limb and lay 2 eggs. The nest itself is about the size of a silver dollar. But wrens and chickadees are a different story; they would love a nest like this. One thing when constructing a birdhouse is that the size of the entrance hole is VERY important in order to discourage other invasive birds. For a wren house, a 7/8" hole is ideal and on up to 1 1/4" for mountain bluebirds and nuthatches. There are charts available on line. But very nice work!
Yes, I agree with you, hummers don't nest or live in holes like woodpeckers. They build a nest for laying usually 2 eggs and when not nesting they perch on a branch and slow their heart rate down while sleeping. I live in Northern California and every year we have hummers nesting in our back yard. One of the most interesting birds to watch.
as soooo many others have noted, hummingbirds nest in the open, not in a box... but I love your concept and I plan on adapting your idea for a wren house... with the added idea of a hinge for a clean out trap...
A storm brought down several branches that will be perfect for this. Mine will be used for decoration, so I’ll incorporate beads and other items. I’ll make a few with metal roofs using tin cans or some copper. Thanks. This was exactly the video I wanted.
Hummingbirds nest at my house every year for over 40 years….they pick a branch with a V at the end and they spin a web around it..I have many bird houses..they don’t use but that’s cute for maybe a finch
Thank you for this idea! We are clearing our new property and have a ton of cedar logs of all sizes that are now going to be turned in to hummingbird and other bird houses! I'm going to put a hinge on that top so I can clean it out each year. Thanks again! And don't worry about those dogs. We can hear you just fine. It was a great video
The only problem is that hummingbirds do not nest in houses or other cavities. They build nests on the forks of trees, in the open. But the sam basic plan can be used to make houses for cavity-nesting birds.
Thats fantastic sir!🎩 i have a bunch of branches i collected from longmont CO's SunSet golf course last year when it turned 100 years old. Now i know what to make with them. I have a clientele IE captive audience in we all play the course.
Thank you so much for your beautiful house you made! That is such an amazing idea. I love hummingbirds and I am going to make these sooner than soon! You are truly blessed by God the Creator my friend!
I live in the PNW and we have a breed of hummingbird that don't migrate and stay all winter. This would be great for them to roost in during the winter!! I may need to make some before the cold weather hits!
Thank you great Idea, I made a change so that the piece cut off is the bottom put back on by two screws that way the bird house can be cleaned by removing the two screws on the bottom.
wow thank you love the hb house. so natural looking. I think I'll try gluing a circle the size of the top hole to the lid. so I can lift it off to clean. it will have o be perfect match so it wont come off easy
rather then glue the 'top' back on, put a screw on one side of the cut end, make it the bottom of the nest log, so the 'bottom' can be pushed aside and the nest cleaned out at end of season.
Nice construction idea. This would probably be great for all sorts of birds! I'm going to thumbs up and subscribe to support your channel because you support birds!
Pretty nice hummingbird house, we have a lot of Hummingbirds here, & I've never heard of a H-bird house. Shoot, I've seen guys with less skill build houses for people!
I hate to burst your bubble, but hummingbirds do not nest in houses. They build their nests on tree branches using moss and spiderwebs. Nice work, but basically useless other than as an ornament.
All of us who make these KNOW that hummingbirds do not use them. They are called hummingbird houses due to their size and shape. They are ornamental. No bubble burst.
I have my doubts about this nest. I don''t know about all hummers, but I do know that some build their nest on tree branches as more common birds. So the question is do hummers like nests like woodpeckers and screech owls? I think maybe not. My other doubt about this, and I presently feed hummers every day at my three feeders, is that a strict diameter of 1.5 inch tube is not big enough to allow room for a nesting hummer. Their becks are usually about that long not counting the actual head. So, I doubt they could even fit in there let along build a nest and raise a family.
Beautiful project, but the wasps would love this even more than any of our wild birds. I made a birdhouse out of a cowboy boot once and the wasps moved in within 48 hours!😢
Do you mount them on a wall or a tree or a hanging string???? I have no idea. But, I do have a ton of hummingbirds that empty two of my feeders in less than ten hours daily winter and summer. I think they have come to rely on the food source at my residence so I am vigilant about keeping the feeders full and fresh for them.
I LOVE THIS!! After my raised veggie beds are planted, I need to make a few of these close by the feeders. Do you think it a good idea to paint them after pulling the bark off?! Thank you!!!!!
Also, No. No bird or animal for that matter wants their babies close to food where other animals congregate. And why introduce something unnatural like paint which can have toxic chemicals that would harm the birds? The whole point is to make it natural. Of course, no hummingbird would nest in this bird house; it's not what they do. Other birds, though, might but it needs cross-ventilation; some very small holes at the top and bottom would keep the air flowing Also, as convenient at it may seem, a perch invites other creatures like predators to come check it out.
As I was watching this I thought how HBs wouldn’t use it. I don’t believe they have the affinity to be enclosed in such a tight space without a direct view of the world around them.….birds seem to know their vulnerabilities and take that into account of how they live….i.e., the cardinal pair I have year-round are always watching nervously everything around them…always looking over their shoulders…as if they know their species isn’t that numerous and thus must be extra cautious. Anyway…the HBs nests are open so that the fledglings can beat their wings as they’re nearing their adult sizes. I have a small birdhouse that only House Wrens have used in the last ten years or more..it has a large space inside compared to the size of the birds. I would think this birdhouse is too narrow and not likely to be used by any birds for that reason. The cavity would have to be much much larger. Then maybe…..
This is a great idea,but I'd like to see you mount it cause it would give me ideas of how and where,would you hang it with a string from a branch ,or put a bracket on the bottom and then screw it to a fence or a pole?
hummingbirds build a nest, they are not cavity nesters and will NOT use this cute little nest. The idea will work for some cavity nesters, but not this small.
I'm not sure how a box will do; but, my mom has had one that built her nest in the end of her clothes line (the metal cross bar) & another one who likes to build her nest in the hole of an old ancient elm tree, so I'd think that as long as it's a small opening, if she likes it, she'll build there....(?)
Now what do you do? I guess you just put it in the yard LOL! You need to explain the entire process buddy, where to place, how high to hang it. Thanks for the idea though 👀
Hi Jo-Ann, I agree with you, I have not seen any humming birds go inside a bird house yet. If I get lucky, maybe a new millennial humming bird will start a new trend.
Hummingbird Nesting Habits Hummingbirds are not cavity-nesters, and they will not use birdhouses, no matter what the dimensions, shape, or color of the house. Instead, hummingbird nests are built out of a variety of materials including moss, lichen, plant down, feathers, and spider silk. Nests are typically built high up off the ground, between 10 to 40 feet-and even as high as 90 feet-and located in shrubs and trees.
Do some research. Hummingbirds are not cavity nesters and will not use a birdhouse. The house is probably too small for any bird that will use a house. A house wren is about the smallest I know of.
I've had a house wren/carolina wren stuff a 5 gallon watering can with sticks and then build a nest in the very back on top of it all. . metal watering can on its side. Thy do it the same way year after year. If I forget to clean it out they build another nest beside the last one. Even the babies are loud, noisy little suckers.
We don’t know that hummingbirds won’t nest in a house like this. Maybe the poster has seen them nest in a cavity. If they don’t they should. Two years in a row I’ve seen the furry tree rats eat hummingbird eggs as well as eggs from a dozen songbird nests.
WTF is up with the dogs, bro’? Anyway, it may not be well received by hummingbirds, but a larger version with a high perch may be just the ticket for purple martins, a.k.a. Mosquito Eaters. Thanks for this. Great idea.
Mosquito eaters is a myth….it’s just a Martin house company selling technique. Generally mosquitoes come out at night and martins are asleep. Martins prey on bigger insects flies, dragonflies and cicadas
@@johnschulenberg1 I’m crushed. We lived near some caves in San Antonio. Maybe the bats ate the mosquitoes, because we didn’t really have that much of a problem with them. Too bad bats won’t nest in these.
@@johnschulenberg1 My wife and I lived in San Antonio for about ten years, starting in the ‘90’s. My next door neighbor had a Tall pole with birdhouse on it. He told me the story of Martin’s eating mosquitoes, and he was providing a house for them. I considered becoming a Martin landlord, but didn’t follow through.
@@jimjustice581 , Martin's need alot of open space to land. Like 20ft ? I also believe you have to clean the nest yearly when they leave. ?? You can build bat houses also. They like to be high off the ground. Most birds find a nest early in the spring so , put them up early. Good luck
I've never heard that hummers were cavity nesting birds: they construct a small nest made of lichens and moss held together with cobwebs built on top of a tree limb and lay 2 eggs. The nest itself is about the size of a silver dollar. But wrens and chickadees are a different story; they would love a nest like this. One thing when constructing a birdhouse is that the size of the entrance hole is VERY important in order to discourage other invasive birds. For a wren house, a 7/8" hole is ideal and on up to 1 1/4" for mountain bluebirds and nuthatches. There are charts available on line. But very nice work!
Yes, I agree with you, hummers don't nest or live in holes like woodpeckers. They build a nest for laying usually 2 eggs and when not nesting they perch on a branch and slow their heart rate down while sleeping. I live in Northern California and every year we have hummers nesting in our back yard. One of the most interesting birds to watch.
Correct
Agreed, thats no hummingbird nest but rather a red wasp nest smdh
They don’t.
I’ve feed hummingbirds for years and totally agree.
as soooo many others have noted, hummingbirds nest in the open, not in a box... but I love your concept and I plan on adapting your idea for a wren house... with the added idea of a hinge for a clean out trap...
humming birds will build on a porch swing chain before they will build in a box of sorts
A storm brought down several branches that will be perfect for this. Mine will be used for decoration, so I’ll incorporate beads and other items. I’ll make a few with metal roofs using tin cans or some copper. Thanks. This was exactly the video I wanted.
Great video, wrong bird, as you been told ha, love the skill set, and love you have for birds and dogs..
Hummingbirds nest at my house every year for over 40 years….they pick a branch with a V at the end and they spin a web around it..I have many bird houses..they don’t use but that’s cute for maybe a finch
Too small for a finch.
Make one a bit larger.
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Thank you for this idea! We are clearing our new property and have a ton of cedar logs of all sizes that are now going to be turned in to hummingbird and other bird houses! I'm going to put a hinge on that top so I can clean it out each year. Thanks again! And don't worry about those dogs. We can hear you just fine. It was a great video
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The only problem is that hummingbirds do not nest in houses or other cavities. They build nests on the forks of trees, in the open.
But the sam basic plan can be used to make houses for cavity-nesting birds.
Correct this is not a humming bird house.
Nice. Sounds like the dogs love it too.
Thats fantastic sir!🎩 i have a bunch of branches i collected from longmont CO's SunSet golf course last year when it turned 100 years old. Now i know what to make with them. I have a clientele IE captive audience in we all play the course.
Thank you so much for your beautiful house you made! That is such an amazing idea. I love hummingbirds and I am going to make these sooner than soon! You are truly blessed by God the Creator my friend!
Hummingbirds will NOT use a nest "house" like that.
They nest in the open, with a nest on top of a branch.
Lovely video . You have excellent demonstration .
Thank you
That is Great! Never thought about making a hummingbird house. So simple and will last forever. Nice work and thank you!!
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Great job. Only suggestion, the dogs were distraction to your video.
Love the simplicity.
My suggestion would be to put the removal top on the bottom instead and pin it instead of gluing so you can remove it to clean out the house yearly.
Definitely building one of these tomorrow.. Thanks 👍🏻
Drank my first Sundrop in 1964 in Mascoutah, Illinois.
Absolutely loved that stuff!
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Pretty cool build.👍🏼
Pro Tip - Those 4 things that look like mounting holes to bolt a vise down to something, they are supposed to be used to bolt it down to something.
I live in the PNW and we have a breed of hummingbird that don't migrate and stay all winter. This would be great for them to roost in during the winter!! I may need to make some before the cold weather hits!
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We have tons of hummingbirds and hope the kids will get to enjoy this project, even if the hummingbirds don't go in.
Thank you great Idea, I made a change so that the piece cut off is the bottom put back on by two screws that way the bird house can be cleaned by removing the two screws on the bottom.
I thought the same. Also eliminates any toxic glues.
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Creative and simple!
wow thank you love the hb house. so natural looking. I think I'll try gluing a circle the size of the top hole to the lid. so I can lift it off to clean. it will have o be perfect match so it wont come off easy
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rather then glue the 'top' back on, put a screw on one side of the cut end, make it the bottom of the nest log, so the 'bottom' can be pushed aside and the nest cleaned out at end of season.
Nice construction idea. This would probably be great for all sorts of birds! I'm going to thumbs up and subscribe to support your channel because you support birds!
So cute and easy thank you! 🐦
Pretty nice hummingbird house, we have a lot of Hummingbirds here, & I've never heard of a H-bird house. Shoot, I've seen guys with less skill build houses for people!
My wife will love this.
Great little project …….THX
I hate to burst your bubble, but hummingbirds do not nest in houses. They build their nests on tree branches using moss and spiderwebs. Nice work, but basically useless other than as an ornament.
My lesser goldfinches might be interested. Looks a bit small for a titmouse.
All of us who make these KNOW that hummingbirds do not use them. They are called hummingbird houses due to their size and shape. They are ornamental. No bubble burst.
I have my doubts about this nest. I don''t know about all hummers, but I do know that some build their nest on tree branches as more common birds. So the question is do hummers like nests like woodpeckers and screech owls? I think maybe not. My other doubt about this, and I presently feed hummers every day at my three feeders, is that a strict diameter of 1.5 inch tube is not big enough to allow room for a nesting hummer. Their becks are usually about that long not counting the actual head. So, I doubt they could even fit in there let along build a nest and raise a family.
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This is great! May I suggest an auger bit for the 1 1/2 inch hole. It's a whole lot faster.
Or a Forstner bit.
@@tima.478 $20+ bits for a little craft project? Use what you got....
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Went to a dog fight and a hummingbird house broke out.
FYI Hummingbirds are not cavity nesters. They prefer open air nests. They will not use a bird house.
Nice work, I bet you could sell these. Those dogs must drive you crazy!
Love the dogs man
Those dogs would drive me nuts
Nice job.
Pretty cool, Thank you!!!!
Beautiful project, but the wasps would love this even more than any of our wild birds. I made a birdhouse out of a cowboy boot once and the wasps moved in within 48 hours!😢
Fantastic informative video sir thanks 🙏
Good idea .thanks
Seems like a great idea but I do agree that the hole is a bit small . Maybe a larger hole would be better.
I knew this girl many years ago, she had a larger hole….
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Do you mount them on a wall or a tree or a hanging string???? I have no idea. But, I do have a ton of hummingbirds that empty two of my feeders in less than ten hours daily winter and summer. I think they have come to rely on the food source at my residence so I am vigilant about keeping the feeders full and fresh for them.
You’re a good man.👍
I LOVE THIS!! After my raised veggie beds are planted, I need to make a few of these close by the feeders. Do you think it a good idea to paint them after pulling the bark off?! Thank you!!!!!
No.
Also, No. No bird or animal for that matter wants their babies close to food where other animals congregate. And why introduce something unnatural like paint which can have toxic chemicals that would harm the birds? The whole point is to make it natural. Of course, no hummingbird would nest in this bird house; it's not what they do. Other birds, though, might but it needs cross-ventilation; some very small holes at the top and bottom would keep the air flowing Also, as convenient at it may seem, a perch invites other creatures like predators to come check it out.
Save your time and energy.
Hummingbirds WILL NOT USE THESE
As I was watching this I thought how HBs wouldn’t use it. I don’t believe they have the affinity to be enclosed in such a tight space without a direct view of the world around them.….birds seem to know their vulnerabilities and take that into account of how they live….i.e., the cardinal pair I have year-round are always watching nervously everything around them…always looking over their shoulders…as if they know their species isn’t that numerous and thus must be extra cautious. Anyway…the HBs nests are open so that the fledglings can beat their wings as they’re nearing their adult sizes. I have a small birdhouse that only House Wrens have used in the last ten years or more..it has a large space inside compared to the size of the birds. I would think this birdhouse is too narrow and not likely to be used by any birds for that reason. The cavity would have to be much much larger. Then maybe…..
I have seen many hummingbirds building their nests but never knew hummingbird use a birdhouse.
What about a pinguin wood 🪵 home next ? After humming birds nesting in that one lol
Pretty neat
Fun build
Bark bark bark bark bark
This is a great idea,but I'd like to see you mount it cause it would give me ideas of how and where,would you hang it with a string from a branch ,or put a bracket on the bottom and then screw it to a fence or a pole?
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Has it been used by one of hummingbirds?
thank you for sharing
Nice concept for some type of bird but I would like to actually see a Hummer using this .
Sadly we’ll never see that happen.
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Put straw or moss in the center and bumble bees will nest in it.
Place out of the way
Bumble bees are great pollinators
I made one like this three years ago. No birds of any kind ever nested in it.
hummingbirds will never use this!
@@debbjohnson3700 You have to hang a sign on it saying Bird House.
Hummers won't use this. Show me video proof of it being used by a hummer.
Great idea. Has anyone had any luck with this type of house ? If so what variety of humming bird ?
hummingbirds build a nest, they are not cavity nesters and will NOT use this cute little nest. The idea will work for some cavity nesters, but not this small.
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LIke the idea have you had any luck with them using it.
How are you hanging it up outside?
Looks nice but I've never heard of a hummingbird building a nest in a box.
yes, as anyone have success with humming nesting eclosed box???
Possibly a finch would use that birdhouse.Hummingbirds like to build their own houses/nest’s .It’s a nice little birdhouse though 👍 👍
I'm not sure how a box will do; but, my mom has had one that built her nest in the end of her clothes line (the metal cross bar) & another one who likes to build her nest in the hole of an old ancient elm tree, so I'd think that as long as it's a small opening, if she likes it, she'll build there....(?)
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Cool, but hummingbirds don't use birdhouses.
Now what do you do? I guess you just put it in the yard LOL! You need to explain the entire process buddy, where to place, how high to hang it. Thanks for the idea though 👀
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I'm curious, do you own dogs?
hummingbirds are not cavity nesters,weave a nest out on the tips of skinny branches w/ nests made of lichens and spider web
What kind of location would you mount this?
People. HUMMINBIRDS DONT GO INTO A HOLE OF A HOUSE. IVE BERN MFG for 38 years. They dont go inside a house. I havent seen it yet anyway
Hi Jo-Ann, I agree with you, I have not seen any humming birds go inside a bird house yet. If I get lucky, maybe a new millennial humming bird will start a new trend.
You do realize that hummingbirds do not nest in cavities? They nest only on tree branches. The houses are cute but they are purely decorative only.
Neat idea
Nice little pin for the predators to rest on while eating baby birds. Never ever put in a pin like that!
awesome!
wow grate did not know humers nested in holes will try it thanks
they don't!
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Being more specific on dimensions such as depth would be nice. BTW, having constant dog barking in the background was a nice touch.
Dimensions are not necessary
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Great video, but the barking dog is so damn annoying!!!
Too cute!
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Hummingbird doesn't live in bird box don't u know that
What kind of wood did you use and what kind do humming birds prefer ?
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You can use any materials you like.
But they won’t be used by hummingbirds
SHUT THEM DAMN DOGS UP !!!
With all the yapping dogs barking ,I have NFC what was said... Next
Dogs are barking "What about us?"
I CANT BELIEVE THE VISE ISNT BOLTED DOWN!! 😱 THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS!!
First thing I noticed
Waste of time. Hummingbirds won't nest in an enclosed house.
Gee, I think you should work on a dog barking silencer.
He needs a dog house more than he needs a hummingbird house...
amen to that
Hummingbird Nesting Habits
Hummingbirds are not cavity-nesters, and they will not use birdhouses, no matter what the dimensions, shape, or color of the house. Instead, hummingbird nests are built out of a variety of materials including moss, lichen, plant down, feathers, and spider silk. Nests are typically built high up off the ground, between 10 to 40 feet-and even as high as 90 feet-and located in shrubs and trees.
Great please what is the size of the door thanks
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What size bit was used for the opening?
Duh, just saw the 3/4" bit
Do some research. Hummingbirds are not cavity nesters and will not use a birdhouse. The house is probably too small for any bird that will use a house. A house wren is about the smallest I know of.
I've had a house wren/carolina wren stuff a 5 gallon watering can with sticks and then build a nest in the very back on top of it all. . metal watering can on its side. Thy do it the same way year after year. If I forget to clean it out they build another nest beside the last one. Even the babies are loud, noisy little suckers.
What is the diameter for the door?
We don’t know that hummingbirds won’t nest in a house like this. Maybe the poster has seen them nest in a cavity. If they don’t they should. Two years in a row I’ve seen the furry tree rats eat hummingbird eggs as well as eggs from a dozen songbird nests.
But WE DO KNOW
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@@skylane807 wow, you are relentless
Are you filming in a kennel or a vets waiting room??
Most nesting boxes need a way to cleanout, why not this one?
Shut those DOGS up. Wow
WTF is up with the dogs, bro’? Anyway, it may not be well received by hummingbirds, but a larger version with a high perch may be just the ticket for purple martins, a.k.a. Mosquito Eaters. Thanks for this. Great idea.
Jim are you a purple martin landlord? I live in Missouri and have had martins (25pairs) since 2007
Mosquito eaters is a myth….it’s just a Martin house company selling technique. Generally mosquitoes come out at night and martins are asleep. Martins prey on bigger insects flies, dragonflies and cicadas
@@johnschulenberg1 I’m crushed. We lived near some caves in San Antonio. Maybe the bats ate the mosquitoes, because we didn’t really have that much of a problem with them. Too bad bats won’t nest in these.
@@johnschulenberg1 My wife and I lived in San Antonio for about ten years, starting in the ‘90’s. My next door neighbor had a Tall pole with birdhouse on it. He told me the story of Martin’s eating mosquitoes, and he was providing a house for them. I considered becoming a Martin landlord, but didn’t follow through.
@@jimjustice581 , Martin's need alot of open space to land. Like 20ft ? I also believe you have to clean the nest yearly when they leave. ?? You can build bat houses also. They like to be high off the ground. Most birds find a nest early in the spring so , put them up early. Good luck
I was thinking about offsetting the 1 1/2" hole so that it would be easier to get thru the 3/4" door. Comments?
Too bad you filmed inside a dog kennel. Horrible audio , dont like that idea , but may work for other species.
can you make a dog house the same way? just need bigger drill bits.
Nice house thank you,but dude,give your dogs some bones to chew on while your filming