Nesting Materials for Birds Grapevine Sphere Holder

Learn how to gather nesting materials for birds to fill a hanging ball placed outside that they can freely use and enjoy.

If you've been reading this blog, then you know I enjoy birds. As spring approaches, I wanted to offer a ball of goodies for the birds to use as they build their nests. The idea is to hang it in the backyard from our dogwood tree, where we can watch it from our porch and/or kitchen window.

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If you don't have a grapevine ball, you can make one with wild vines. Or use some chicken wire or a suet feeder to house the nesting materials.

If you often use Coco liners for your flower baskets, then you may have noticed that the birds love this stuff for their nests.

Mainly, you want to stick with natural materials. Be careful not to use any materials that may have come in contact with any chemicals or pesticides.

Creating the Nesting Materials Ball

Step 1. Tie twine to a cross-section of the grapevine ball. Give yourself 5-8 ft to work with so that you'll have plenty to tie outside on a branch.

Step 2. Start filling the ball with your nesting materials. Stuff in the large items like moss, excelsior, and wool, followed by groups of twigs, plant material, small sticks, and lengths of raffia.

Step 3. Finish by filling in holes with smaller bits of dried plants and leaves.

Hang your nesting materials ball from a tree branch somewhere that you can see from inside or while sitting on your porch, and enjoy watching the birds go to town.