Senior Moments - The Campbellford Seniors Club Newsletter Vol 3 - 2014 | Page 8

Senior Interests

5 STEPS FOR ADDING BIRD
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broods, but you also want
to be sure you have a decent
view of the house so you can
monitor the growing family
and enjoy their company. If
you plan to add more than
one bird house to your yard,
place the houses as far apart
as possible to increase your
chances of attracting more
than one interested pair of
birds at a time, but don’t be
discouraged if some houses
remain empty even if they
are in ideal locations.

4. Provide Nesting
Material
Make your bird houses
even more enticing to
birds looking for a place
to call home by providing

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appropriate nesting
materials. Attract birds
with nesting materials by
providing different types,
from grasses, twigs and
weeds to pine needles, mu,
pebbles and string. The
easier it can be for birds to
build a nest, the more likely
they will be to investigate
available nesting sites
nearby, including your bird
houses. As an added bonus,
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