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Black
Capped Chickadee
Habitat: Prefer mixed deciduous coniferous woodlands, deciduous woodlands,
cottonwood groves, open woods and parks.
Mount: At least 4.5 to 15 feet above the ground. Orient the box to
receive 40 to 60 percent of sunshine in a day. Locate nesting box along
the forest edge, or in agricultural area.
Suggestion: Place wood chips or shavings in the bottom of the box.
Carolina Chickadee
Habitat: Any wooded area
Mount: At least 4.5 to 15 feet above the ground and in a sunny location.
Locate nesting box along the forest edge, or in agricultural area.
Suggestion: Place wood chips or shavings in the bottom of the box.
Carolina Wren
Habitat: Thick, thorny shrubbery along waterways. Also in woodland
thickets and brushy forests.
Mount: At least 4.5 to 10 feet above the ground
Eastern Bluebird
Habitat: Semi-open land with short grasses and gardens, surrounded by woodland.
Require 2 acres of old fields, lawns or meadows
Mount: at least 4.5 to 5.5 feet above the ground. Place boxes at least
120 feet from trees and shrubs and orient box away from prevailing weather.
Space: 300 feet or more apart.
Eastern Screech Owl
Habitat: Any wooded landscapes such as mixed forests, woodlots, orchards,
swamps, and stream edges. Prefer a sub canopy with shrub cover.
Mount: At least 15 to 50 feet above the ground on a tree that is wider then
the box. Locate the box in the shade.
Suggestion: Place 3/4 inch of dry deciduous leaf matter or 2 to 3 inches
of wood chips in the bottom of the box.
House
Wren
Habitat: House wrens will nest practically anywhere. They can be
found nesting in shrubby areas, swamps, fields, farmlands, along forest
edges, and suburban parks. They prefer nesting in vegetation and facing
downhill. Also, the male requires an area with high perches for
singing.
Mount: At least 4.5 to10 feet above the ground and close to a shrubby
area, under the eaves of a building, along a fencerow or in a large tree.
The nest box can also be left free hanging.
Mountain Bluebird
Habitat: Open country with scattered trees. They have a wide tolerance
of habitats such as from the plains to timberline.
Mount: at least 4.5 to 6 feet above the ground in open grassland.
Orient the box away from prevailing weather, roads and power lines.
Do not mount in cropland. Mountain bluebirds need short grasses
for hunting and perches to hunt from.
Space: 300 feet or more apart.
Northern Flicker
Habitat: Require semi-open country. They nest in open woodlands,
groves, woodlots, farms, orchards, roadsides and parks.
Mount: At least 6 to 20 feet above the ground in a sunny location.
Orient the box to face away from prevailing weather.
Suggestion: Fill the box with wood shavings to simulate excavation
Plain Titmouse
Habitat: Prefer live oaks and deciduous growth as well as cottonwoods
along streams, oak woodlands, towns, parks, and suburban gardens.
Mount: On a tree or post at least 5 to 10 feet above the ground in an
area with a variety of trees and some areas of open land.
Suggestion: Place feathers, fur, thread or hair near the box to encourage
nesting.
Purple Martin
Habitat: Open woodlands with fields, woodland edges and agricultural land.
Mount: At least 12 to 20 feet above the ground and 40 feet away from buildings
or limbs.
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Habitat: Favor open woodlands, groves, orchards, swamps, the edge of forest
openings, wooded river corridors and suburban backyards.
Mount: At least 8 to 20 feet above the ground on a tree. Suggestion: Fill
box with wood chips or shavings.
Tree Swallows
Habitat: Open areas such as field, wooded swamps, open water, and marshes.
Areas near water are preferred by the purple martin.
Mount: at least 4.5 to 5.5 feet above the ground. Boxes should face
open fields and away from roads.
Spacing: At least 50 to 70 feet apart.
Western Bluebird
Habitat: Open woodlands with old trees. Also found in farmland.
Do not require closed forest.
Mount: at least 5 feet above the ground and away from shrubbery.
Orient the box so that it faces away from prevailing weather. Hanging
boxes discourage climbing predators.
Western Screech Owl
Habitat: Woodland areas that are open and near a water source.
Mount: At least 5 to 30 feet above the ground on a pole or tree.
Suggestion: Place several inches of wood chips at the bottom of the box.
White Breasted Nuthatch
Habitat: Mature deciduous and mixed deciduous coniferous forests. They
Nest along forest edges and near open areas.
Mount: At least 12 to 20 feet above the ground near a cleared area in
a mature forest.
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