Birdhouses have been part of Western culture for hundreds of years in both North America and Europe. Over the centuries baskets and clay pottery were used as the initial birdhouses in Europe while birch bark was used in North America. The first use of man-made birdhouses in history was around the 15th - 16th century. In Turkey, birdhouses were built for sparrows and swallows during the pre-Ottoman period.

They were made of bricks, tiles, wood, stone and mortar. Birdhouses in Turkey were often built into the façade of the building and complemented the architecture surrounding it. Native American Origins Paper birch tree trunk. Birch bark cavity which could be used to create a birdhouse Paper birch (Betula papyri era), native to North America. Birch bark cavity which could be used to create a birdhouse Birch bark was the main material used t ...