Bluebird House Plan
THE BLUEBIRD HOUSE
Providing the proper housing with the added incentive of feeding mealworms (mealy worms) will make your backyard more inviting to bluebirds.
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Watch them hatch! Great video from inside the nesting box of a pair of Eastern Bluebirds.
- Floor Size 5" x 5"
- Box Height 8 to 12"
- Entrance Hole 1 1/2 "
- Nest boxes should be made of cedar or other durable wood.
- Drill ventilation holes in the upper sides and drainage holes in the bottom.
- Front opening boxes allow you to check the progress of the birds without disturbing them, as well as giving you easy access to clean out the box at the end of the season.
Mounting the Bluebird House
- Mount on utility poles, fence posts or trees 4 to 5 feet above ground.
- Try to face the box toward a shrub or tree within 100 feet. When the babies leave the nest this will help make their first flight a safe one.
- If predators or cats are a concern make a funnel shaped collar from tin or other non-grippable material and place it around the post or pole 6" to 8" below the box.
