Nest box guide

Welcome more bird families to your backyard with a variety of cozy places for them to raise their young.

WOODPECKER HOUSE

Entice woodpeckers with boxes attached to tree trunks, anywhere from 8 to 12 feet high. Add 4 inches of wood shavings to the floor— woodpeckers use it as nesting material. The preferred entrance hole size varies by species. Downies like 1¼ inches; flickers favor 2½ inches.

SCREECH-OWL HOUSE

Hang a house for screech-owls to nest in the summer and roost in winter. They will use a box with an elliptical entrance hole 4 inches wide by 3 inches high. Watch them peek their heads out around dusk. Bonus! Wood ducks are attracted to the same type of birdhouse.