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Birdhouses are good for lots of things. Sometimes, birds even live in them. Tip: If you want to attract a bird family to your birdhouse, build it from weathered wood and leave it unpainted. That advice comes from my husband, who’s been keeping an eye on our three backyard birdhouses for years. He could be right. Either way, for several seasons, the painted and the non-painted have b...