Oh dear...well intentioned and its great to recycle but
please research birds....glad you at least mentioned the roasting in the sun but overall this type of house is likely to cause more damage than good. In areas with
European House Sparrows this will benefit them and seldom benefit any one else.
http://www.sialis.org/hosp.htm...
At the very least
KNOW what bird is using it and be SURE to evict the non natives that harm our local native bird populations. In the urban areas a jug is 99% sure to get House Sparrows and House Sparrows only ...they they go off and destroy other species nests...this is really upsetting. Especially when you see it first hand. (I've lost Chickadees, House Wrens, Bluebirds...my neighbor had a House Finch nest destroyed...)
and one of the comments on the 'tips' post is right the hole is way to big...and if a native bird does find it it has a high chance of getting eaten by predators. actually the giant hole will provide enough room for the parent bird to escape a House Sparrow so maybe its not a bad thing....a
House Sparrow will KILL any bird it can trap in a house...
Helping birds is great!
Just be sure you ARE helping the birds.
