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Bird House Dimensions Chart
Common Bird House Dimensions
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Bird Species
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Floor Size (Inches)
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Box Height (Inches)
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Entrance Hole Above Floor (Inches)
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Hole Size (Inches)
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Entrance Hole Above Ground (Feet)
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| Bewick's Wren |
4 x 4
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6 - 8
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4 - 6
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1 - 1 1/4
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6 - 10
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| Carolina Wren |
4 x 4
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6 - 8
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4 - 6
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1 1/2
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6 - 10
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| Blue Bird |
5 x 5
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8 - 12
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6 - 10
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1 1/2
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4 - 6
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| Chickadee |
4 x 4
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8 - 10
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6 - 8
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1 1/8
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4 - 15
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| Harry Woodpecker |
6 x 6
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12 - 15
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9 - 12
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1 1/2
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8 - 20
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| Downey Woodpecker |
4 x 4
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8 - 10
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6 - 8
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1 1/4
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5 - 15
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| Pileated Woodpecker |
8 x 8
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16 - 24
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12 - 20
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3 - 4
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15 - 25
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| Red-Headed Woodpecker |
6 x 6
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12 - 15
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9 - 12
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2
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10 - 20
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| Flicker |
7 x 7
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16 - 18
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14 -16
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2 1/2
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6 - 20
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| Ash Throated Flycatcher |
6 x 6
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8 - 12
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6 - 10
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1 1/2
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5 - 15
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| Great Creasted Flycatcher |
6 x 6
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8 - 12
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6 - 10
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1 3/4
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5 - 15
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| House Finch |
6 x 6
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6
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4
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2
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8 - 12
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| Nuthatch |
4 x 4
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8 - 10
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6 - 8
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1 1/4 - 1 3/8
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5 - 15
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| Purple Martin |
6 x 6
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6
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1 - 2
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2 1/4
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6 - 10
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| Tree and Violet Green Swallow |
5 x 5
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6 - 8
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4 - 6
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1 1/2
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5 - 15
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| Titmouse |
4 x 4
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10 - 12
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6 - 10
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1 1/4
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5 - 15
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| Wood Duck |
10 x 18
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10 - 24
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12 - 16
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4
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10 - 20
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| Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker |
5 x 5
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12 - 15
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9 - 12
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1 1/2
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10 - 20
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| Barred Owl |
12 x 12
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23
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12
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3 1/2
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10 - 30
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| Barn Owl |
10 x 18
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15 - 18
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4
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6
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12 - 18
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| Screech Owl |
8 x 8
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12 - 15
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9 - 12
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3
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10 - 30
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| *These Birds prefer nesting on a plateform |
| American Robin |
7 x 8
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8
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-
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-
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6 - 15
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| Phoebes |
6 x 6
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6
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-
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-
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8 - 12
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| Barn Swallow |
6 x 6
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6
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-
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-
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8 - 12
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