Welcome to Backyard Wonders. Today we’re falling in love with the Netvue Birdfy Smart Bird House. As Wirecutter editor Grant Clauser writes, “If you already think close-ups of birds happily munching on millet are adorable, guess what’s even cuter? Baby birds, that’s what.”

This wooden nesting box arrives mostly preassembled, with a solar-powered Wi-Fi camera ready to capture every beak peck and feathered flutter. You simply treat the fir wood with a nontoxic weatherizing oil, mount it—up to 120 feet from your router—and snap the camera into its bracket. Inside, a metal grate makes cleanup a breeze once the chicks fledge.

Clauser waited just a week before getting his first alert. “I looked at the video and first saw a small beak—and then the whole feathered head and body cautiously investigating the box.” Soon a pair of bluebirds moved in, a male “sticking his head in as if taking measurements for a sofa.”

Video quality is bright and sharp, the built-in mic picks up gentle chirps, and the solar panel kept the battery fully charged—even through cloudy days. Storm-proof and user-friendly, this smart bird house turns your backyard into a front-row seat for nature’s greatest show.
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