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Nest Box Dimensions
These are the construction specifications for bird
houses for each of the species listed below. The
recommended height for placement of the nest box is also
provided.
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| Species |
Box Floor
(inches) |
Box Height
(inches) |
Entrance
Height
(inches) |
Entrance
hole (inches) |
Placement
Height (feet) |
| Robin* |
7 x 8 |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Bluebird |
5 x 5 |
8 - 12 |
6 - 10 |
1 1/2 |
4 - 6 |
| Chickadee |
4 x 4 |
8 - 10 |
6 - 8 |
1 1/8 |
4 - 15 |
| Titmouse |
4 x 4 |
10 - 12 |
6 - 10 |
1 1/4 |
5 - 15 |
| Ash Throated Flycatcher |
6 x 6 |
8 - 12 |
6 - 10 |
1 1/2 |
5 - 15 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
6 x 6 |
8 - 12 |
6 - 10 |
1 3/4 |
5 - 15 |
| Phoebe* |
6 x 6 |
6 |
n/a |
n/a |
8 - 12 |
| Brown
Headed/Pygmy/Red-breasted Nuthatch |
4 x 4 |
8 - 10 |
6 - 8 |
1 1/4 |
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 |
n/a |
n/a |
8 -12 |
| Purple Martin |
6 x 6 |
6 |
1 - 2 |
2 1/4 |
6 - 20 |
| Tree and Violet-green
Swallows |
5 x 5 |
6 - 8 |
4 - 6 |
1 1/2 |
5 - 15 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
4 x 4 |
8 - 10 |
6 - 8 |
1 1/4 |
5 - 15 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
6 x 6 |
12 - 15 |
9 - 12 |
1 1/2 |
8 -20 |
| Lewis's Woodpecker |
7 x 7 |
16 - 18 |
14 - 16 |
2 1/2 |
12 - 20 |
| Northern Flicker |
7 x 7 |
16 -1 8 |
14-1 6 |
2 1/2 |
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 1/2 |
10 - 20 |
| Bewick's / House Wrens |
4 x 4 |
6 - 8 |
4 - 6 |
1 1/4 |
5 - 10 |
| Carolina Wrens |
4 x 4 |
6 - 8 |
4 - 6 |
1 1/2 |
5 - 10 |
| Barn Owl |
10 x 18 |
15 x 18 |
4 |
6 |
12 - 18 |
| Screech Owl and Kestrel |
8 x 8 |
12 - 15 |
9 - 12 |
3 |
4 - 8 |
| Osprey |
48 x 48
Platform |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
10 - 30 |
| Red Tailed Hawk & Great
Horned Owl |
24 x 24
Platform |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Wood Duck |
10 x 18 |
10 - 24 |
12 - 16 |
4 |
10 - 20 |
| * Use a nesting
shelf - platform with three sides and an open
front |
Sources: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service "For the
Birds."
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