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Bird Houses and Nesting Boxes

Bird houses are beautiful and useful additions to your garden! However, it's easy to make mistakes with a bird house.

Put A Bird House to Use

A wild bird won't just nest in any old box you put out. They have very specific tastes in bird house size, placement from the ground, and positioning of the entrance hole.

Many birdhouses currently on the market won't ever see a nest of hatchlings. Why won't they house a bird family? They haven't been built to specifications or even if they have, they aren't placed on the property in an appropriate location!

I've heard from people all over the United States and Canada that have bought a bluebird house only to end up helping House Sparrows and Starlings to populate.

This section of AttractWildBirds.com will assist with finding the right bird houses for the type of wild bird you want to attract. Below you'll find a list of specific requirements for a variety of birds. It is a starting point to ensuring you get the right house for the bird you want to accommodate. Actual size of the finished house also must be considered. (see Purple Martin bird houses as an example.)

Species Hole Diameter Planting Height
(inches) (feet)
Benwick's Wren 1 1/4 6-10
Carolina Wren 1 1/2 6-10
Chickadee 1 1/8 6-15
Crested Flycatcher 2 8-20
Downy Woodpecker 1 1/4 6-20
Eastern Bluebird 1 1/2 5-10
Flicker 2 1/2 6-20
Hairy Woodpecker 1 1/2 12-20
Nuthatch 1 to 1 1/4 6-10
Purple Martin special crescent 12-20
Red-Headed Woodpecker 2 12-20
Swallow 1 1/2 10-15
Titmouse 1 1/4 6-15

Unique Bird Houses - Dried Gourds

One bird house style that is getting rave reviews are dried gourd bird houses. These can be left natural, or beautifully painted and come in a wide variety of sizes for a wide variety of birds.

Gourd bird houses have a page all their own... and I'll even show you where to get 8 perfect, ready to decorate gourds at an incredible price!

Decorative Bird Houses

If you're looking for decorative or antique bird houses click here to see bird houses available right now.

  

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