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| Nest Box Dimensions |
| Species |
Box floor
(inches) |
Box height
(inches) |
Entrance height
(inches) |
Entrance
(inches) |
Placement
diameter
height
(feet) |
| American Robin* |
7 x 8 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
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| Eastern & Western Bluebirds |
5 x 5 |
8 - 12 |
6 - 10 |
1 ½ |
4 - 6 |
| Mountain Bluebirds |
5 x 5 |
8 - 12 |
6 - 10 |
1 ½ |
4 - 6 |
| Chickadee |
4 x 4 |
8 - 10 |
6 - 8 |
1 1/8 |
4 - 15 |
| Titmouse |
4 x 4 |
10 - 12 |
6 - 10 |
1 ¼ |
5 - 15 |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher |
6 x 6 |
8 - 12 |
6 - 10 |
1 ½ |
5 - 15 |
| Great CrestedFlycatcher |
6 x 6 |
8 - 12 |
6 - 10 |
1 ¾ |
5 - 15 |
| Phoebe* |
6 x 6 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
8 - 12 |
| Brown-headed/Pygmy/Red-breasted Nuthatch |
4 x 4 |
8 - 10 |
6 - 8 |
1 ¼ |
5 - 15 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 x 4 |
8 - 10 |
6 - 8 |
1 3/8 |
5 - 15 |
| Prothonotary Warbler |
5 x 5 |
6 |
4 - 5 |
1 1/8 |
4 - 8 |
| Barn Swallow* |
6 x 6 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
8 - 12 |
| Purple Martin |
6 x 6 |
6 |
1 - 2 |
2 ¼ |
6 - 20 |
| Tree and Violet-green Swallows |
5 x 5 |
6 - 8 |
4 - 6 |
1 ½ |
5 - 15 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
4 x 4 |
8 - 10 |
6 - 8 |
1 ¼ |
5 - 15 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
6 x 6 |
12 - 15 |
9 - 12 |
1 ½ |
8 - 20 |
| Lewis's Woodpecker |
7 x 7 |
16 - 18 |
14 - 16 |
2 ½ |
12 - 20 |
| Northern Flicker |
7 x 7 |
16 - 18 |
14 - 16 |
2 ½ |
6 - 20 |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
8 x 8 |
16 - 24 |
12 - 20 |
3 x 4 |
15 - 25 |
| Red-Headed Woodpecker |
6 x 6 |
12 - 15 |
9 - 12 |
2 |
10 - 20 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
5 x 5 |
12 - 15 |
9 - 12 |
1 ½ |
10 - 20 |
| Bewick's/House Wrens |
4 x 4 |
6 - 8 |
4 - 6 |
1 ¼ |
5 - 10 |
| Carolina Wrens |
4 x 4 |
6 - 8 |
4 - 6 |
1 ½ |
5 - 10 |
| Barn Owl |
10 x 18 |
15 - 18 |
4 |
6 |
12 - 18 |
| Screech-Owl and Kestrel |
8 x 8 |
12 - 15 |
9 - 12 |
3 |
4 - 8 |
| Osprey |
48 x 48 platform |
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10 - 30 |
| Red-tailed Hawk/Great Horned Owl |
24 x 24 platform |
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| Wood Duck |
10 x 18 |
10 - 24 |
12 - 16 |
4 |
10 - 20 |
*Use nesting shelf, platform with three
sides and an open front |
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