For the Birds: Birdhouses

This is how things happen in our family. Brent is scanning the craigs list pet section for items of interest when he finds that someone is giving away two free button quail and all their gear.
So he comes home with some new pets.
So then we think, maybe we should learn some more about birds. So we check out a big encyclopedia of birds from the library because it was the only book we could find about quail.
We also find out it's the Audubon Society's Great Backyard Bird Count. So we decide to count birds. And we go outside and don't see a single bird!
So then we think, well, maybe we need a bird feeder. So we buy a birdfeeder and some seed.
And then we go to the craft store to find some bird crafts and then we think, you know, it feels like spring, we should redecorate for the season.
So we start spending a lot of time out on our back porch looking for birds, and drawing pictures in nature journals, and making bird crafts to decorate our house.
And guess what we saw birds: 2 blue jays, a pair of cardinals, a chickadees, and some sparrows, which has only fueled our interest in birds.

Our first project was painting bird feeders.You can get these cute little wooden bird houses of all shapes and styles at Michael's for just $1.00.

Ella chose a barn. Mabel chose the one with the peaked roof. And Beatrix has the round roof. We painted them with some tempera paint. And they were ready for the cute little fake cardinals we bought to live in them.