American Kestrel

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 6 - ONY

Geography: The most widespread falcon in all of North America, you can usually see these stunning hunters in the open country keeping a look out for their next meal.

Favorite Foods: Being the skilled hunters that they are, they like to perch atop their Chirp Birdhouse, or a tall tree and prepare to swoop down to catch insets, small birds or even bats.

Nesting Habits: Even though they’re larger than most of the birds we’ve listed below, these hunters like to find a cavity in a dead tree, or a hole in a wall to set up their nest. They’d love one of our larger modern dwellings, like the ONY.

Eggs: Half a dozen eggs is not uncommon, but the incubation period is almost a full month. That’s why a good home is so important. Once the chicks are hatched, it may take another month before they all leave the house.

Black-Capped Chickadee

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 4 - BOTTA, No. 10 - CALATRAVA, No. 13 - GEHRY

Geography: These masked little Chickadees tend to stay in the northern part of the US and southern Canada. You’ll see them year round, and if you have a bird feeder they won’t be shy.

Favorite Foods: Though they’re very capable of snagging a bite or two in midair, they generally get creative and forage for their food on the ground or in random places - that is if they haven’t found a bird feeder yet.

Nesting Habits: Just as they are resourceful in finding food in all the right places, they tend to find a hole in a rotten tree, or some other natural cavity and carve out a nice, cozy little den for themselves. After all that effort, we felt they could use a nice designer pad for a while with our Chirp Birdhouses.

Eggs: For their tiny size they sure do lay a lot of eggs, as many as 6-8 sometimes. For a little added cushioning for this half a dozen, we recommend adding about 3 inches of wood chips at the bottom of your birdhouse.

Bluebird (Eastern, Mountain, or Western)

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 1 - DENARI, No. 2 CORBU, No. 4 - BOTTA

Geography: Though these bright, beautiful birds breed mostly in the upper mid-west and parts of the northeast, you’ll see their flocks pretty much everywhere east of the Mississippi.

Favorite Foods: Maybe it’s because they don’t want to get their feet dirty, but when it comes to catching their dinner, these fancy fliers like to swoop low to the ground, or hover just above the grass to catch insects.

Nesting Habits: Like a lot of other bird families, bluebirds like to find a hole in a tree and call it home; though these guys with their designer taste LOVE birdhouses. Like our CORBU Chirp Birdhouse for example!

Eggs: Pale blue and maybe sometimes white eggs, generally about 4-6 of them. The mamma bird does most of the incubation here, and they may do this 2-3 rounds per year!

Downy Woodpecker

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 5 - ANDO, No. 9 - SCARPA

Geography: Do you remember seeing Woody Woodpecker anywhere near a desert? Well you won’t find the Downy Woodpecker there either. That’s because aside from the arid southwest, they like to call the rest of the US and Canada home.

Favorite Foods: Pretty much any insect, worm or the like as long as they get to use that useful beak of theirs to tap into any tree trunk, limb or twig.

Nesting Habits: You guessed it. Like jackhammers they use their beak to make nice little holes in a dead limb or tree to carve out a nice little den for themselves. They like it high above the ground though, so make sure you safely use your ladder to install your Chirp Birdhouse.

Eggs: Like most other birds they tend to lay 4-5 eggs, and only about once a year up north; possibly twice down south with the warmer weather.

Eastern Phoebe

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 3 - ZUMTHOR, No. 7 - ZAHA

Geography: Yes, these cute little guys don’t have flashy, bright colored feathers, but because they tend to show up early in the season they are fan favorites as a sign of spring. Like the name implies, you’ll hear their song pretty much everywhere in the eastern US.

Favorite Foods: They don’t call them flycatchers for nothing. That’s because they sit on the perch of their Chirp Birdhouse and keep on the lookout for insects to catch in midair.

Nesting Habits: Like Barn Swallows, these home builders like to set up their address under bridges, in barns and other man-made structures. They’re open-nesters, meaning prefer an “open plan” birdhouse, and they may nest in the same spot more than once.

Eggs: These guys like to incubate in a hurry, a short two weeks or so, and they tend to lay the average of 4-5 eggs at a time. Twice per year!

Eastern Screech Owl

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 6 - ONY

Geography: These small owls (about 8 inches tall) call much of the eastern US their home with the possible exception of the most northern state (sorry Maine).

Favorite Foods: Really these guys have a wide pallet when it comes to food, from large insects, beetles, and moths to mice, frogs and even small lizards.

Nesting Habits: Generally they find a suitable cavity in a tree either naturally formed or left behind by a woodpecker, but definitely don’t mind styling in a beautiful man-made bird dwelling - like the ONY from our collection.

Eggs: Not to be outdone by other birds we’ve mentioned, the Eastern Screech Owl also lays 4-5 eggs each period. Though they don’t like to rush things as it can take 3-4 weeks to incubate.

Great Crested Flycatcher

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 8 - PIANO

Geography: Very commonly found in every state in the eastern 2/3rds of the United States, these yellow chested flycatchers love to hang out in leafy forests in the canopy of trees.

Favorite Foods: They generally like to dine with a view, as they prefer to catch insects in mid-air and scarf them down atop the trees.

Nesting Habits: Though they’re good at finding holes in dead trees created by woodpeckers, they’re no strangers to birdhouses, hollow fence posts, or even other man-made structures. Though we’ve heard chirping that they do love our PIANO birdhouse!

Eggs: 5, they like that number. That’s a common number of eggs they’ll lay and in almost under a month the chicks will have hatched and flown out on their own.

House Finch

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 1 - DENARI, No. 2 - CORBU, No. 12 - KAHN

Geography: These guys are everywhere! You’ll see these common birds across the US, and they don’t mind visiting the backyard feeder either.

Favorite Foods: They prefer to be “vegetarians”. Their diet consists mainly of seeds, berries, flower buds and the like.

Nesting Habits: They’re not very picky as you’ll find their nests in man-made structures, in trees, and even hanging planters. That’s why a few of our Chirp Birdhouses would be a good home for these birds.

Eggs: Pale blue with black dots can be found on +/-5 eggs every time they incubate. Some families may decide to have chicks up to 3 times per year. Holy cow!

Northern Flicker

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 6 - ONY

Geography: What can we say about the Northern Flicker. They show off their beautiful markings all over North America, though they prefer to do their breeding up in Canada and the most northern states.

Favorite Foods: They do it all when it comes to finding food. They’ll hop around the ground, climb tree trunks, and even use their flying acrobatics to catch insects in midair. A fruit or berry on occasion wouldn’t be so bad for their diet either.

Nesting Habits: Like most, Northern Flickers like to find a nice, safe and cozy cavity in a tree to set up their living room, though we hear they LOVE our ONY Chirp Birdhouse!

Eggs: Half a dozen eggs will do for these beauties. And once a year is probably enough. Once the eggs have hatched, the chicks will leave the nest in about 4 weeks.

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 8 - PIANO

Geography: These inquisitive small owls most commonly straddle the northern regions of the United States and southern Canada. They love to hang in conifer groves in the winter.

Favorite Foods: There’s a reason we use the term night-owl. Because of their amazing vision and keen senses, they spend most of their nights hunting for prey. Small rodents, frogs and small birds.

Nesting Habits: They don’t mind squatting in another bird’s abandoned home, like the Norther Flicker or some Woodpeckers. As long as the Chirp Birdhouse has been swept clean, they’ll Airbnb it for their purpose.

Eggs: Generally lay 5-7 eggs, and will incubate for nearly a month, hence the reason for a super comfy birdhouse. Once hatched it might be another 2-3 weeks before the little guys are ready to start their night-owl routine.

Red-headed Woodpecker

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 8 - PIANO

Geography: These gorgeous birds used to be very common through the east, but you’ll find them now in the southeast. Maybe our stylish PIANO Chirp Birdhouse will lure more of them up to the northeast!

Favorite Foods: Very creative and versatile when it comes to finding their favorite foods. They’ll climb trees, hop on the ground or catch insects in the air. As if they have an identity crisis and think they’re squirrels, they also like to gather acorns and nuts and store them for the winter.

Nesting Habits: They like to be above everything, to have a nice perch to find their food. Finding cavities and holes in trees, they setup their quarters 20+ feet off the ground.

Eggs: Lay no more than 4-5 eggs at a time and after a two week incubation period the little chicks are hatched. Though they definitely don’t rush to leave their parent’s nest as it may take up to a month to do so.

Tufted Titmouse

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 5 - ANDO, No. 9 - SCARPA, No. 10 - CALATRAVA, No. 13 - GEHRY

Geography: These forest dwellers can be found in most of the eastern United States. Some of their cousins, like the Oak, Juniper or Black-crested varieties can be found in southern and western parts of the country.

Favorite Foods: Bouncing around from branch to branch, twig to twig, and even hanging upside down, they’ll do it all for a good bite. Love visiting bird feeders and will even drill into acorns and seeds.

Nesting Habits: If they have to, they’ll find a nice small hole in a tree, usually as far up as 35 feet, but look, with that stylish haircut we all know they prefer a modern Chirp Birdhouse.

Eggs: Anywhere between 3-9 eggs can be found in their nest. Like most other birds, the mamma bird will do all the incubating, but the papa bird will chip in with food delivery.

Tree Swallow

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 1 - DENARI, No. 2 CORBU, No. 4 - BOTTA

Geography: How lucky are we to see these stunning birds throughout North America. Though they do most of their breeding in the northern states and Canada, they’ll grace the skies throughout our land.

Favorite Foods: Swooping down low over water and fields they will snag their lunch to satisfy their appetite. Once it gets cold though, they will take their time to settle down on the ground to find berries or seeds.

Nesting Habits: They’re a little stealthy when it comes to finding a good home. They sometimes take advantage of Bluebird houses, but can get creative and use holes in buildings, or even in the ground.

Eggs: They lay about 5 pale pink eggs, which usually hatch after about two weeks. You’ll notice both mamma and papa birds rushing back and forth to the nest to feed their young.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 5 - ANDO, No. 9 - SCARPA

Geography: Find a deciduous forest in North America and you’re likely to hear this singing bird filling the airwaves.

Favorite Foods: They’ll sit in any position, even upside down and find their food between bark crevices. They may even hide some found seeds in these crevices and save some for later.

Nesting Habits: These guys usually find a large natural cavity in a tree, or even excavate a trunk to their liking for their home. Though they like to rough it more than other birds, on occasion they may use a birdhouse; as long as it’s a Chirp Birdhouse!

Eggs: Maybe part of the reason for carving out a large natural cavity is because they need to accommodate up to 9 eggs!

Wrens

Chirp Birdhouses: No. 5 - ANDO, No. 9 - SCARPA, No. 10 - CALATRAVA, No. 13 - GEHRY

Geography: The common House Wren doesn’t discriminate when it comes to geography. They’re found throughout the US and southern Canada and as their name suggests aren’t strangers to spending time around human homes.

Favorite Foods: These little guys are very resourceful when it comes to food. They like to forage and find their favorite tasty insects in trees, on foliage or on the ground.

Nesting Habits: Well they’re not called House Wrens for nothing. These versatile birds will nest almost anywhere. Trees, stumps, flowerpots, gutters, in the garage but most commonly in Chirp Birdhouse No. 5 - ANDO!

Eggs: For their small size they sure do lay a lot of eggs. As many as 7-8 sometimes. They don’t incubate for long either; usually around two weeks, but just in case 7-8 chicks isn’t enough, they’ll do it more than once a year.