Funky? Hope the birds don't mind, chuckl. I have goldfinches, both varieties in the winter, and a few others I don't always recognize like the titmice, and then the cardinals, blue jays, woodpeckers, stay all year. Oh, I have the Texas mockingbirds that like to eat all the other birds...I have seen the charts, the ones that say, Carolina Wren 6" gourd, 1 1/8" hole, House wren, 6" gourd 2" hole, etc. Couldn't find my bit to drill the 1 1/8" holes today, so put that on hold.
Feeders are 2 holes, makes sense, I don't get bluebirds here, but my wooden boxes I did make for them. Squirrels will be my biggest concern, but for feeding, I simply throw the grains on the ground in the morning when I go out. It saves cleaning and replacing broken feeders. I do have mourning doves but they make a cone shaped open top nest...my sister grew these gourds, gave me the ones I chose, she has a neighbor who turns them into painted and sketched bowls. She turned hers into vases, she said. I want mine outdoors, chuckl.
Ummm, yes my reading suggested that Carolina wrens are good neighbors for the threatened bluebirds and help protect them. Didn't like painted gourds...even white or just yellow?
