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BIRD HOUSE DIMENSIONS
| BIRD SPECIES |
FLOOR SIZE | BOX HEIGHT | ENTRANCE ABOVE FLOOR |
ENTRANCE HOLE | HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND |
| American Robin* | 7" x 8" | 8" | ---- | ---- | 6-15' |
| Barn Owls | 10" x 18" | 15-18" | 4" | 6" | 12-18' |
| Bluebirds | 5" x 5" | 8-12" | 6-10" | 1 1/2 to 1 9/16" | 4-6' |
| Chickadees | 4" x 4" | 8-10" | 6-8" | 1 1/8" | 4-15' |
| Common & Northern Flicker | 7" x 7" | 16-18" | 14-16" | 2 1/2" | 6-20' |
| Flycatchers | 6" x 6" | 8-12" | 6-10" | 1 1/2 to 1 /4" | 5-15' |
| House Finch | 6" x 6" | 6" | 4" | 2" | 8-12' |
| House Sparrows | 4" x 4" to 5" x 5" | 9-12" | 6-7" | 1 3/16 - 2" | -- |
| Nuthatches | 4" x 4" | 8-10" | 6-8" | 1 1/4 to 1 3/8" | 5-15' |
| Osprey | 48" x 48" Platform | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Phoebes | 6" x 6" | 6" | ---- | ---- | 8-12' |
| Purple Martins | 6" x 6" | 6" | 1-2" | 1 3/4" - 2 1/4" | 10-15' |
| 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' |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 8" x 8" | 16-24" | 12-20" | 3x4" | 15-25' |
| Red-Bellied Woodpecker | 6" x 6" | 12-15" | 9-12" | 2 1/2" | 10-20' |
| Red-Headed Woodpecker | 6" x 6" | 12-15" | 9-12" | 2" | 10-20' |
| Red-Tailed Hawk and Great Horned Owl | 24" x 24" Platform | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Screech Owls and Kestrels | 8" x 8" | 12-15" | 9-12" | 3" | 10-30' |
| Barn Swallows* | 6" x 6" | 6" | ---- | ---- | 8-12' |
| Violet-Green and Tree Swallows | 5" x 5" | 6-8" | 4-6" | 1 1/2" | 5-15' |
| Titmice | 4" x 4" | 10-12" | 6-10" | 1 1/4" | 5-15' |
| Prothonotary Warbler | 5" x 5" | 6" | 4-5" | 1 1/8" | 4-8' |
| Wood Ducks | 10" x 18" | 10-24" | 12-16" | 4" | 10-20' |
| Wrens | 4" x 4" | 6-8" | 4-6" | 1 to 1 1/2" | 5-10' |
| Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker | 5" x 5" | 12-15" | 9-12" | 1 1/2" | 10-20' |
*NOTE:Robins prefer nesting on a nesting shelf. This is a nestbox with a bottom, 2 sides and a roof. The front is open and the nest is visible from the front.
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