Birdhouses for All Birds
A basic wooden birdhouse offers the essentials of just about any type of nesting bird from bluebirds to owls.
| Size of Birdhouse |
Floor Dimensions |
Depth |
Distance Between Roof and Entrance Hole |
Mounting Height |
Entrance Hole Size |
| Small |
4" x 4” |
6" to 8" |
2" |
6' to 15' |
For chickadees - 1 1/8"; for Downy woodpeckers, titmice,
nuthatches, house wrens, Be wick's wrens – 1 1/4"; for Carolina
wrens – 1 1/2" |
| Medium |
5" x 5" |
6" to 8" |
2" |
5' to 10' |
For bluebirds, tree swallows, violet-green swallows, prothonotary
warblers – 1 1/2" |
| Large |
6" x 6" |
10" to 12" |
2" |
10' to 20' |
For hairy Woodpeckers - 1 1/2"; for great crested
flycatchers, red-bellied woodpeckers, red-headed woodpeckers,
golden-fronted woodpeckers - 2"; for flickers, saw-whet owls – 2
1/2" |
| Extra-large |
8" x 8" |
12" to 15" |
3" |
10' to 30' |
For American kestrels, screech owls -3" |
| Jumbo |
10"x 18" |
18" |
4" |
10' to 20' |
For wood ducks - 4"; for barn owls -6" |
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