Making a Birdhouse

Many woodworkers enjoy crafting bird houses and it's a good way of sharing wood working with children. This is a table with some general guidelines for building and placing houses so that birds will find them attractive. It lists birds commonly seen in North America.

BIRD
Inside of House
Depth of House
Size of Entrance
Entrance Above Floor
Height Above Ground
DIMENSIONS IN INCHES
FEET
House Wren
4 x 4
6 to 8
7/8
1 to 6
6 to 10
Carolina Wren
4 x 4
6 to 8
1
1 to 6
6 to 10
Chickadee
4 x 4
8 to 10
1-1/8
1 to 6
6 to 15
Downy Woodpecker
4 x 4
8 to 10
1-1/4
6 to 8
6 to 15
Nuthatch
4 x 4
8 to 10
1-1/4
6 to 8
12 to 20
Titmouse
4 x 4
8 to 10
1-1/4
6 to 18
6 to 15
Bluebird
5 x 5
8
1-1/2
6
5 to 10
Tree Swallow
5 x 5
6
1-1/2
1 to 5
10 to 15
Violet-Green Swallow
5 x 5
6
1-1/2
1 to 5
10 to 15
Crested Flycatcher
6 x 6
8 to 10
2
6 to 8
8 to 20
Hairy Woodpecker
6 x 6
12 to 15
1-1/2
9 to 12
12 to 20
House Finch
6 x 6
6
2
4
8 to 12
Purple Martin
6 x 6
6
2-1/2
1
15 to 20
Redheaded Woodpecker
6 x 6
12 to 15
2
9 to 12
12 to 20
Saw-Whet Owl
6 x 6
10 to 12
2-1/2
8 to 10
12 to 20
Flicker
7 x 7
16 to 18
2
14 to 16
6 to 20
Screech Owl
8 x 8
12 to 15
3
9 to 12
10 to 30
Sparrow Hawk
8 x 8
12 to 15
3
9 to 12
10 to 30
Barn Owl
10 x 18
15 to 18
6
4
12 to 18
Wood Duck
10-1/2 x 10-1/2
24
3
20
10 to 25

SHELF NESTS
Barn Swallow
6 x 6
6
8 to 12
Phoebe
6 x 6
6
8 to 12
Robin
6 x 8
8
6 to 15
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