Simple beginner bird house - PEP BB dimensional.sand.birdhouse

Gunnar Gebhard wrote:I put on a birdhouse building activity for our home school group (any tips on how to work that into a community BB?).  

Mike Haasl wrote:This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Dimensional Lumber Woodworking.

Birds are nice, let's build a house for them!

Warning - This video is exceedingly optimistic about what you can do in under 5 minutes.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
 - build a simple beginner bird house
 - a bird might want to live in it (maybe a really ugly and desperate bird)
 - It won't kill the bird
 - Made from wood, nails and/or screws - no glue
 - 5" wide or greater
 - Weather resistant design - for the bird and for the longevity of the house

To document your completion of the BB, provide photographic or video (<2 minutes long) of the following:
- Wood you're starting with
- Bird house under construction
- Bird house installed in its final location

Clarifications:
- A bit tung oil or linseed oil on the exterior is acceptable.  Using rot resistant woods that don't need protection is about ten times better than using lesser wood treated with oil.