 Bird House or Nest Box
Dimensions
To see a basic Bird house plan to apply these dimensions
to click here. Bird House Plan
Box Box Entrance Entrance Placement
floor height height diameter height
Bird inches inches inches inches feet
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Bluebird 5x5 8-12 6-10 1-1/2 4-6
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Chickadees 4x4 8-10 6-8 1-1/8 6-15
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Flycatcher 6x6 8-12 6-10 1-3/4 5-15
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Northern
Flicker 7x7 16-18 14-16 2-1/2 6-20
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Nuthatches 4x4 8-10 6-8 1-1/4 5-15
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Warbler 5x5 6 4-5 1-1/8 4-8
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Purple
Martin 6x6 6 1-2 2-1/4 6-20
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Titmice 4x4 10-12 6-10 1-1/4 5-15
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Tree and Violet-Green
Swallows 5x5 6-8 4-6 1-1/2 5-15
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Downy
Woodpecker 4x4 8-10 6-8 1-1/4 6-20
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Hairy
Woodpecker 6x6 12-15 9-12 1-1/2 8-20
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Lewis's
Woodpecker 7x7 16-18 14-16 2-1/2 12-20
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Pileated
Woodpecker 8x8 16-24 12-20 3x4 15-25
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Red-Headed
Woodpecker 6x6 12-15 9-12 2 10-20
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Yellow- bellied
Sapsucker 5x5 12-15 9-12 1-1/2 10-20
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House wrens 4x4 6-8 4-6 1-1/4 6-10
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Barn Owls 10x18 15-18 4 6 12-18
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Screech Owls and
Kestrel 8x8 12-15 9-12 3 10-30
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Birds below use nesting shelves instead of nest box
Swallow* 6x6 6 --- --- 8-12
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American
Robin* 7x8 8 --- --- 6-15
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Phoebes* 6x6 6 --- --- 8-12
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