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© Peggy Hoehne

3. Cowbird only: Cover front, back, and sides with White paper. Use the Black marker to make odd-shaped black spots here and there on the white paper.
Catbird only: Cover house with whichever color you choose. Cut small pointed ears, turn a little of the flat end under and glue to the roof. Draw eyes, nose and whiskers, or cut them from construction paper and glue them on. The black hole will be the mouth.
Red-winged Blackbird only: Cover birdhouse with black paper. Cut two wings in red paper. Fold about a quarter inch under on the wide end of the wings, glue to sides of birdhouse with tacky glue.
4. Draw a circle for the door on the front. Carefully poke a hole and use scissors to cut out hole. (Or you can use the black marker to draw a round circle for the door.)
5. Poke a hole in the top of the roof and thread through the ribbon or use the ornament hanger.

Option 1:
Use other empty boxes, such as a cereal box, cracker box, tissue box, etc.

Cut the top of one box to form a peak on each end. Use the large side panels of another box to make roof panels. Cut a hole in one end, paint, and display on windowsill or add a hanger and hang.

Option 2:
Use a yogurt container to make a round birdhouse.

Cover with the correct color construction paper and use the black marker to draw the hole or cut from black construction paper.
Trace a circle on black construction paper about 2-inches wider than the top of the yogurt cup ( a margeine or whipped topping lid makes a good template). Cut out the circle, mark the center and cut from one side into the center. Fold one side of the cut circle over the other, sliding them together to form a cone. Glue with tacky glue. This forms a pointed roof. Glue it carefully onto the top of the yogurt cup.

Option 3:
In craft stores, you can often find small (about 1 ½ - 2 inches) wooden birdhouses. Buy some of these birdhouses and paint them for whichever bird you want.

Original Craft created by Peggy Hoehne

More information:

Learn Clues to Help You Identify the Birds in Your Backyard. The article by Christina Coruth is here at Suite 101 in the Birdwatching in My Backyard topic.

Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter They present photographs, songs, videos, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds.

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