Cut-Out Gourd Techniques by Susan Nonn
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This is one book you won't want to be without

Painting Gourds w/Fairy Gourdmother
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Learn painting techniques as applied to gourds

Tall Milk Bottle Gourd
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Vases, Spirit People, variety of uses for this gourd

Wisteria Birdhouse
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Makes an excellent gift

American Flag Birdhouse
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Hand Painted, Sealed for Outdoor Use

Chip-Carving Gourds/Advanced Techniques, by Marilyn Rehm
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1/4" -#9 Gourd Carving Tool-6" palm
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The one tool every gourd carver should own

Gourd Base Made with recycled materials
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Base only, light cord and bulb not included

Rattle Gourd with Handle
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On SALE for only $6.50
Gourd with natural handle

Box of 30 Mini Gourds
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While supply lasts

Long Gourd Scraping Tool
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This is the scraper you'll use!

Mini Jigsaw Kit
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If you don't need the case, this kit will save you money

Hummingbird Gourd Birdhouse
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Hand painted hummingbird on a gourd birdhouse

Royal Blue Gourd Bird House
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Pretty Blue Color

Long Curly Dipper Gourd
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Every gourd is unique - mother natures craft

Baltimore Oriole Gourd Birdhouse
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On SALE for only $25.95
Just added in 2011 - the Baltimore Oriole Birdhouse

Light House Bird House
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Hand painted in the USA

Tobacco Box - (6" - 8" diameter) medium
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Buy a bunch!

Gourd Tool - Heavy Loop Scraper
Only $4.55
On SALE for only $3.95
Value priced!

Apple Gourd (5" - 6" across) medium
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Dried, cleaned and ready to craft!

Box of Four Finished Bird Houses
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Gourd Crafts - 6 Projects & Patterns
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Great tips and helpful ideas

4 oz. bottle burgundy leather dye
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On SALE for only $4.85
Perfect for gourd crafts

Box full of Bird House Gourds
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Good value, washed and craft ready

Martin (kettle) Gourd (6"- 8" diameter) medium
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dried, cleaned and ready to craft

Jewelry Gourds (Sennari) Bottle Style
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Dried, Cleaned and Ready to Craft!

Creating Gourd Birds
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Time saving tips and patterns for many projects

 



Home >> Gourd Tips and Information

Natural nesting sites, such as holes in trees, are disappearing at an alarming rate as woods and forest are being eliminated due to urban sprawl and logging. Populations of certain beneficial songbirds are dwindling because of this. To counteract development, it’s becoming more important that these nesting sites be replaced by human supplied housing.

Once a bird has found a nice place to nest, it may return for several seasons. Studies have shown that birds will continue to use the same home year after year as long as the home remains suitable. Keep the birdhouse in good shape, clean it out after the season, and your friends will come back next year to raise another family.

Gourds make excellent natural homes for birds. You are more likely to attract birds to a gourd than to a manufactured birdhouse. It also helps if you provide some nesting materials in or near the gourd. Twigs, string, hair, corn fodder, long grasses and mud, are great for building nests. As long as the gourd is properly placed and the hole is the right size for the types of birds you have, they will surely make their home in it.

Placement of the birdhouse is a significant factor in attracting birds. Purple Martins, Swallows, and many Seabirds like living in close proximity with other birds of the same species. Most other songbirds do not. Wrens, for example, are highly territorial, and will stake out a portion of your yard for their own. Don’t expect to put up 4 wren houses in a small yard and have all of them occupied. Put up one house for each species, separate them a bit, and you’ll most likely be successful in filling them all.

Follow the guidelines on the hole size chart for the proper height (above ground) and hole size, to house the types of birds you have, or want to attract.

Attract more wild birds by providing shelter, food and water, and you will increase the quality of life in your backyard. Birds can eat thousands of insects each day, especially when feeding their young. More birds equals less bugs. The beautiful song of the Finch, Purple Martin or Bluebird will surely brighten your day.

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