From 1x6 board to bluebird nest box in two hours or less.

This adorable $25 cottage bird house from TJMaxx looks straight out of a storybook.

Bluebirds have more Maine-breeding cousins. They are in the thrush genus along with Swainson’s, hermit, wood and Bicknell’s thrushes, plus veeries. However, bluebirds are the only thrushes that nest ...