Flickers and a variety of Woodpeckers like to excavate their own homes in decaying trees, a bag of wood chips is provided with some of these woodpecker/flicker birdhouses. To entice these birds to these houses, spread some of the wood chips in the bottom of the birdhouse to simulate soft shredded bark of a dying tree.
Woodpecker and Flicker Bird House Dimensions for making your own Woodpecker or Flicker Bird House
Type
of
Bird
A
Size of Floor (inches)
B
Depth of Box (inches)
C
Height of Entrance above Floor (inches)
D
Diameter of Entrance Hole (inches)
Height above Ground (feet)
Bluebird
5x5
8
6
1-1/2
5-10
Chickadee
4x4
8-10
6-8
1 1/8
6-15
Titmouse
4x4
8-10
6-8
1 1/4
6-15
Nuthatch
4x4
8-10
6-8
2-20
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House Wren and
Bewick's Wren
4x4
6-8
4-6
1-1 1/4
6-10
Carolina Wren
4x4
6-8
4-6
1 1/2
6-10
Violet-green Swallow and Tree Swallow
5x5
6
1-5
1 1/2
10-15
Purple Martin
6x6
6
1
2 1/2
15-20
House Finch
6x6
6
4
2
8-12
Starling
6x6
16-18
14-16
2
10-25
Crested Flycatcher
6x6
8-10
6-8
2
8-20
Flicker
7x7
16-18
14-16
2 1/2
6-20
Golden-fronted Woodpecker and Red-headed Woodpecker
