Bird house dimensions
You can use the following table as a guide. In the future, I will be posting more detailed plans for construction:
| Bird |
Hole diameter
(inches) |
Hole height above floor
(inches) |
Floor size
(inches) |
Wall height
(inches) |
Location
Height above ground
(feet) |
| American Kestrel |
3 |
10 |
10 x 10 |
16 |
15 - 30 |
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| American robin |
open |
open |
6 x 8 |
8 |
6 - 15 |
| Barn owl |
6 |
4 |
10 x 18 |
15 - 18 |
12 - 15 |
| Barn Swallow |
open |
open |
6 x 6 |
6 |
8 - 12 |
| Bluebirds |
1.5 |
6 |
5 x 5 |
8 |
6 - 10 |
| Carolina Wren |
1.5 |
4 - 6 |
4 x 4 |
6 - 8 |
6 - 10 |
Chickadee |
1.25 |
6 |
4 x 4 |
8 |
6 - 15 |
| Downy woodpecker |
1.25 |
6 |
4 x 4 |
8 |
6 - 12 |
| Hairy woodpecker |
1.5 |
9 - 12 |
6 x 6 |
12-14 |
9 - 15 |
| House wren |
1.25 |
4 - 6 |
4 x 4 |
6-8 |
6 - 10 |
| Red Breasted Nuthatch |
1.25 |
6 |
4 x 4 |
8 |
6 - 15 |
| Norther flicker |
2.5 |
12 |
6 x 6 |
12 |
6 - 15 |
| Red headed woodpecker |
2 |
10 |
6 x 6 |
12 |
10 - 18 |
| Screech owl |
3 |
12 |
8 x 8 |
16 |
12 - 30 |
| Song sparrow |
open |
open |
6 x 6 |
6 |
1 - 3 |
| Tufted titmouse |
1.25 |
6 - 8 |
4 x 4 |
8 x 10 |
6 - 15 |
| Tree swallow |
1.5 |
6 |
5 x 5 |
8 |
6 - 9 |
| White breasted Nuthatch |
1.25 |
6 |
4 x 4 |
8 |
12 - 18 |
| Wood duck |
4 |
12 - 16 |
10 x 18 |
10 - 24 |
10 -20 |
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