Common
Flicker 7" x 7"16-
18" 2 1/2" 14-16" 6-20 ft.Around large trees in open
woodlands,
fields, and meadows.
Hairy
Woodpecker 6" x 6"12-
15" 1 1/2" 9-12"12-20
ft.Nests in live trees in open
woodlands and forests.Redheaded
Woodpecker 6" x 6"12-
15" 2" 9-12"12-20
ft.Open areas--farmyards,
field edges,
dead snags with lush
groundcover.
Pileated
Woodpecker 8" x 8"12-
30" 3-4" 10-12"12-20
ft. Mature forest areas.
Red-bellied
Woodpecker 6" x 6"12-
14" 2 1/2" 10-12"12-20
ft.Common in southeastern
forests.
Bewick's
Wren 4" x 4" 6-8" 1" 1-6" 6-10 ft.Farmyards, brush lands,
fencerows,
and suburbs.
Carolina
Wren 4" x 4" 6-8" 1 1/8" 1-6" 6-10 ft.Forests with thick
underbrush.
House
Wren 4" x 4" 6-8" 1" 1-6" 6-10 ft.Brushy borders and edge
habitat.
*Wood
Duck10 1/2" x 10
1/2" 24" 3" ellip. 20"10-25
ft.Bottomland hardwood
forests
near water.
*Common
Merganser 11" x 11" 34" 4 3/4" 20"10-15
ft.Cool, clear waters of
northern
or western forests.
*Add wood shavings or sawdust at a 2" or 3" depth inside the box on the floor.
Reprinted by permission from http://my.pclink.com/%7Erlovgren/house.htm
Use the table above as a guide. These dimensions don’t have to be exact.
Just because you build a birdhouse the correct size for a particular bird
and place it in an ideal environment doesn’t mean that a different species
of bird may not take a fancy to such a fine home and set up house
keeping.
The birdhouse below has an interior space of 4 x 6 inches and an
entrance hole size of 1 ¼”, which is a good size for many of the smaller