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Building Bird Houses
Building Bird Houses
Building Bird Houses
Floor to
Entrance
Entrance
Diameter
Height
Above
Ground
5 x 5
4 x 4
4 x 4
4 x 4
6 x 6
5 x 5
10 x 10
8 - 9
6 - 8
8 - 10
8 - 10
6
6
16 - 18
6
2 - 6
6 - 8
6 - 8
1
3 - 5
12 - 15
1 3/8
1 1/8
1 1/4
1 1/8
2 1/4
1 3/8
3 x 4
6 - 15
6 - 15
12 - 20
6 - 15
15 - 20
6 - 15
15 - 35
5/8 holes
1/4 holes
Side
(2)
5 1/2
1 3/8
Floor
2 1/4
5 1/2
9
2 1/4
Bluebird
House wren
Nuthatch
Chickadee
Purple martin
Tree swallow
Wood duck
Front
13 1/2
Species
Minimum
Floor
Area
Pivot nail
in back
5 1/2
Back
7 1/2
Roof
5 1/2
Lumber: One 1 x 6 x 6
Back
Roof
Front
13 1/2
7 1/2
Side
Side
Floor
Waste
Published and distributed in furtherance of Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914, by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Land Grant University of
the state of Maine and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Cooperative Extension and other agencies of the U.S.D.A. provide equal opportunities in programs
and employment. 4/04