I've never heard that hummers were cavity nesting birds: they construct a small nest made of lichens and moss held together with cobwebs built on top of a tree limb and lay 2 eggs. The nest itself is about the size of a silver dollar. But wrens and chickadees are a different story; they would love a nest like this. One thing when constructing a birdhouse is that the size of the entrance hole is VERY important in order to discourage other invasive birds. For a wren house, a 7/8" hole is ideal and on up to 1 1/4" for mountain bluebirds and nuthatches. There are charts available on line. But very nice work!

A storm brought down several branches that will be perfect for this. Mine will be used for decoration, so I’ll incorporate beads and other items. I’ll make a few with metal roofs using tin cans or some copper. Thanks. This was exactly the video I wanted.

Great job. Only suggestion, the dogs were distraction to your video.

The only problem is that hummingbirds do not nest in houses or other cavities. They build nests on the forks of trees, in the open. But the sam basic plan can be used to make houses for cavity-nesting birds.

as soooo many others have noted, hummingbirds nest in the open, not in a box... but I love your concept and I plan on adapting your idea for a wren house... with the added idea of a hinge for a clean out trap...

Great video, wrong bird, as you been told ha, love the skill set, and love you have for birds and dogs..

Love the simplicity.

Nice. Sounds like the dogs love it too.

Thank you for this idea! We are clearing our new property and have a ton of cedar logs of all sizes that are now going to be turned in to hummingbird and other bird houses! I'm going to put a hinge on that top so I can clean it out each year. Thanks again! And don't worry about those dogs. We can hear you just fine. It was a great video

Went to a dog fight and a hummingbird house broke out.

Thank you so much for your beautiful house you made! That is such an amazing idea. I love hummingbirds and I am going to make these sooner than soon! You are truly blessed by God the Creator my friend!

Pro Tip - Those 4 things that look like mounting holes to bolt a vise down to something, they are supposed to be used to bolt it down to something.

rather then glue the 'top' back on, put a screw on one side of the cut end, make it the bottom of the nest log, so the 'bottom' can be pushed aside and the nest cleaned out at end of season.

Hummingbirds nest at my house every year for over 40 years….they pick a branch with a V at the end and they spin a web around it..I have many bird houses..they don’t use but that’s cute for maybe a finch

Creative and simple!

Thats fantastic sir!🎩 i have a bunch of branches i collected from longmont CO's SunSet golf course last year when it turned 100 years old. Now i know what to make with them. I have a clientele IE captive audience in we all play the course.

My suggestion would be to put the removal top on the bottom instead and pin it instead of gluing so you can remove it to clean out the house yearly.

That is Great! Never thought about making a hummingbird house. So simple and will last forever. Nice work and thank you!!

FYI Hummingbirds are not cavity nesters. They prefer open air nests. They will not use a bird house.

Pretty cool build.👍🏼

My wife will love this.

thank you for sharing

Beautiful project, but the wasps would love this even more than any of our wild birds. I made a birdhouse out of a cowboy boot once and the wasps moved in within 48 hours!😢

Definitely building one of these tomorrow.. Thanks 👍🏻

I live in the PNW and we have a breed of hummingbird that don't migrate and stay all winter. This would be great for them to roost in during the winter!! I may need to make some before the cold weather hits!

Lovely video . You have excellent demonstration . Thank you

Great little project …….THX

Those dogs would drive me nuts

I have my doubts about this nest. I don''t know about all hummers, but I do know that some build their nest on tree branches as more common birds. So the question is do hummers like nests like woodpeckers and screech owls? I think maybe not. My other doubt about this, and I presently feed hummers every day at my three feeders, is that a strict diameter of 1.5 inch tube is not big enough to allow room for a nesting hummer. Their becks are usually about that long not counting the actual head. So, I doubt they could even fit in there let along build a nest and raise a family.

Cool, but hummingbirds don't use birdhouses.

I hate to burst your bubble, but hummingbirds do not nest in houses. They build their nests on tree branches using moss and spiderwebs. Nice work, but basically useless other than as an ornament.

Nice construction idea. This would probably be great for all sorts of birds! I'm going to thumbs up and subscribe to support your channel because you support birds!

Good idea .thanks

wow thank you love the hb house. so natural looking. I think I'll try gluing a circle the size of the top hole to the lid. so I can lift it off to clean. it will have o be perfect match so it wont come off easy

My sphincter clenched every time you used that drill with an unsecured vise. But I loved the idea! Will make a few of these for the wrens and sparrows. Great job!

So cute and easy thank you! 🐦

Neat idea

Nice job.

Pretty nice hummingbird house, we have a lot of Hummingbirds here, & I've never heard of a H-bird house. Shoot, I've seen guys with less skill build houses for people!

We have tons of hummingbirds and hope the kids will get to enjoy this project, even if the hummingbirds don't go in.

You do realize that hummingbirds do not nest in cavities? They nest only on tree branches. The houses are cute but they are purely decorative only.

Great video, but the barking dog is so damn annoying!!!

Nice little pin for the predators to rest on while eating baby birds. Never ever put in a pin like that!

Pretty cool, Thank you!!!!

This is great! May I suggest an auger bit for the 1 1/2 inch hole. It's a whole lot faster.

Thank you great Idea, I made a change so that the piece cut off is the bottom put back on by two screws that way the bird house can be cleaned by removing the two screws on the bottom.

Looks nice but I've never heard of a hummingbird building a nest in a box.

As I was watching this I thought how HBs wouldn’t use it. I don’t believe they have the affinity to be enclosed in such a tight space without a direct view of the world around them.….birds seem to know their vulnerabilities and take that into account of how they live….i.e., the cardinal pair I have year-round are always watching nervously everything around them…always looking over their shoulders…as if they know their species isn’t that numerous and thus must be extra cautious. Anyway…the HBs nests are open so that the fledglings can beat their wings as they’re nearing their adult sizes. I have a small birdhouse that only House Wrens have used in the last ten years or more..it has a large space inside compared to the size of the birds. I would think this birdhouse is too narrow and not likely to be used by any birds for that reason. The cavity would have to be much much larger. Then maybe…..

I made one like this three years ago. No birds of any kind ever nested in it.

Has it been used by one of hummingbirds?

Thank you

Love the dogs man

I'm curious, do you own dogs?

Nice work, I bet you could sell these. Those dogs must drive you crazy!

What about a pinguin wood 🪵 home next ? After humming birds nesting in that one lol

hummingbirds are not cavity nesters,weave a nest out on the tips of skinny branches w/ nests made of lichens and spider web

I LOVE THIS!! After my raised veggie beds are planted, I need to make a few of these close by the feeders. Do you think it a good idea to paint them after pulling the bark off?! Thank you!!!!!

Fun build

Pretty neat

Too cute!

WOW !

Fantastic informative video sir thanks 🙏

awesome!

Hummingbirds can't walk. Impossible for them to fly into that small opening. I'd be amazed if any hummingbirds were able to use this.

Gee, I think you should work on a dog barking silencer.

Dogs are barking "What about us?"

Humming birds build nests where they want. Not where you want them to.

Seems like a great idea but I do agree that the hole is a bit small . Maybe a larger hole would be better.

Most nesting boxes need a way to cleanout, why not this one?

Do you mount them on a wall or a tree or a hanging string???? I have no idea. But, I do have a ton of hummingbirds that empty two of my feeders in less than ten hours daily winter and summer. I think they have come to rely on the food source at my residence so I am vigilant about keeping the feeders full and fresh for them.

He needs a dog house more than he needs a hummingbird house...

This is a great idea,but I'd like to see you mount it cause it would give me ideas of how and where,would you hang it with a string from a branch ,or put a bracket on the bottom and then screw it to a fence or a pole?

Bark bark bark bark bark

Great please what is the size of the door thanks

People. HUMMINBIRDS DONT GO INTO A HOLE OF A HOUSE. IVE BERN MFG for 38 years. They dont go inside a house. I havent seen it yet anyway

Nice concept for some type of bird but I would like to actually see a Hummer using this .

Need a drainage hole.

Put straw or moss in the center and bumble bees will nest in it. Place out of the way Bumble bees are great pollinators

Too much chaotic background noise. Someone please control those animals.

Hummingbird doesn't live in bird box don't u know that

LIke the idea have you had any luck with them using it.

1. Male hummingbirds do not build nests. 2. Female hummingbirds only nest for laying eggs, otherwise they don’t use them. 3. No hummingbird will nest in a hollowed out section of wood.

How are you hanging it up outside?

Hummers won't use this. Show me video proof of it being used by a hummer.

Nice house thank you,but dude,give your dogs some bones to chew on while your filming

Do some research. Hummingbirds are not cavity nesters and will not use a birdhouse. The house is probably too small for any bird that will use a house. A house wren is about the smallest I know of.

Hummingbirds are open nesters and won't use a bird house. Have fun anyway!

Great idea. Has anyone had any luck with this type of house ? If so what variety of humming bird ?

Being more specific on dimensions such as depth would be nice. BTW, having constant dog barking in the background was a nice touch.

Very good intentions, seriously but your dogs were trying to tell you hummingbirds don't nest in little houses.

Did they ever really nest in it?

We don’t know that hummingbirds won’t nest in a house like this. Maybe the poster has seen them nest in a cavity. If they don’t they should. Two years in a row I’ve seen the furry tree rats eat hummingbird eggs as well as eggs from a dozen songbird nests.

Don't you have to clean out the nest, because some birds will not use old nest

Those dogs in the background need be be outside before you do your next video..

People next door have dogs like that. Don't know how they get any sleep.

I was thinking about offsetting the 1 1/2" hole so that it would be easier to get thru the 3/4" door. Comments?

What kind of location would you mount this?

Hummingbird Nesting Habits Hummingbirds are not cavity-nesters, and they will not use birdhouses, no matter what the dimensions, shape, or color of the house. Instead, hummingbird nests are built out of a variety of materials including moss, lichen, plant down, feathers, and spider silk. Nests are typically built high up off the ground, between 10 to 40 feet-and even as high as 90 feet-and located in shrubs and trees.

If people would just do some research they would discover Hummingbirds don't nest in houses. They build their nests in the crotch of a tree. Before you spend the time making one look it up for yourself.

Is this a joke, is this a real nesting house or is this just a decoration?