Screech Owl

8 x 8

15 to 18

12 to 14

4

10 to 30

Open wooded areas on dead trees above surrounding foilage.  Add wood shavings.

Barn Owl

16 x 24

18

8

6

12-18

Locate near buildings, barns, or open fields.

Bluebird

5 x 5

8

6

1½

5-10

Place in open sunlit areas on fence posts or trees.

Robin

6 x 8

8

*

*

6-15

Place in shaded parts of trees or under eaves of house or shed.

Barn Swallow

6 x 6

6

*

*

8-12

Place a number of shelves together under the eaves of buildings near water.

Chickadee

4 x 4

8-10

6-8

1¼

6-15

Prefer rustic houses. Place along wooded areas or in old orchards.

Nuthatch

4 x 4

8-10

6-8

1¼

12-20

Prefer rustic houses. Place along wooded areas or in old orchards.

Wrens

4 x 4

6-8

1-6

1

6-10

Any partly sunlit spot. These houses may be hung from a tree limb.

Tree Swallow

5 x 5

6

1-5

1½

10-15

Place several boxes together on a post or dead tree near water.

Barn Swallow

6 x 6

6

*

*

8-12

Place a number of shelves together under the eaves of buildings near water.

Purple Martin

6 x 6

6

1

2½

15-20

A colony of houses together near a pond or stream will attract these birds.

Flicker

7 x 7

16-18

14-16

2½

6-20

Prefer rustic houses. Place along wooded areas or in old orchards.

Downy

Woodpecker

4 x 4

8-10

6-8

1¼

6-20

Same as flicker. Rustic houses will probably be more acceptable.

Wood Duck

8 x 10

24

16

4

15

Place facing toward water.  Add 4" of wood shavings. Provide drain holes in bottom.