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You can provide wildlife cover and denning sites by piling large rocks, or crisscrossing railroad ties and planting wild grape vines in among the pile. Locate such piles near shrubs and brush. If you lawn lacks mature trees needed for natural next building, secure nest boxes for songbirds and squirrels in the crooks of the trees or on poles. If building your own nest boxes, follow these specifications and place in the appropriate habitat for the bird or mammal.

 

 

Specifications

 

Inches

Feet

 

Entrance

Floor Dimensions

House Depth

Nest Above Ground

Species

Diameter

Above Floor

Bluebird

1 1/2

6

5 x 5

8

5 - 10

Barn Owl

6

4

10 x 18

15-18

12 - 18

Bewick's Wren

1 - 1 1/4

1 - 6

4 x 4

6 - 8

6 - 10

Carolina Wren

1 1/4 - 2 1/2

4 - 6

4 x 4

6 - 8

5 - 10

Chickadees

1 1/8

6 - 8

4 x 4

8 - 10

5 - 15

Crested Flycatcher

2

6 - 8

6 - 5

8 - 10

8 - 20

Flicker

2 1/2

14 - 16

7 x 7

16-24

6 - 20

Hawk, Sparrow

3

9 - 12

8 x 8

12-15

10 - 30

House Wren

1 x 2 1/2

4 - 6

4 x 4

6 - 8

5 - 10

Martin Purple

2 1/2

1

6 x 6

6

15

Nuthatch

1 1/4

6 - 8

4 x 4

8 - 10

12 - 20

Phoebe

Open front and sides

7 x 7

8

8 - 12

Robin

Open front and sides

7 x 7

8

8 - 12

Eastern Screech Owl

 Sapsucker

1 3/4

12 - 16

6 x 6

14-18

12 - 40

Screech Owl

3

9 - 12

8 x 8

12-15

10 - 30

Titmouse

1 1/4

6 - 8

4 x 4

8 - 10

6 - 15

Tree Swallow

1 1/2

1 - 5

5 x 5

6

3 - 6

Downy Woodpecker

1 1/4

6 - 8

4 x 4

8 - 10

6 - 20

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2 1/2

10 - 12

6 x 6

12-14

12 - 20

Red-Headed Woodpecker

2

9 - 12

6 x 6

12-15

12 - 20

Tree Squirrel 2 2 1/2 x 2 1/2

10 x 10

20

 

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