Bluebird House to Fulfill Conservation Stewardship Program Requirements

A few days ago, my husband put a bluebird house just outside of the vineyard in fulfillment of one of the requirements for the Conservation Stewardship Program that we are participating in through the National Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). This is a 5 year program with goals for us to meet every year. In return, we get some money from the program. Last year, we put in a bathouse a little north of the vineyard and called it the Luxury Condo for bats. So far, we have no bats living in the luxury condo.
We don't really hold out much hope for getting bluebirds building a nest in this "house" but we can attest to the fact that we have a lot of nest building in the vineyard. Way back in 2016, we saw our first nest in the vineyard. The birds like to construct their little nest in the shoots that come from our graft union which is around 26 inches off the ground. This year is no exception. We have found 2 nests in the vineyard so far.

The birds that like to build their nests in our vineyard canopy include bluebirds, chipping sparrows and gold finches. We enjoy having our bird guests set up residence in our vineyard! I think it's much more inviting than the bluebird house, wouldn't you agree?