Eastern Bluebird - NestWatch

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Construction Difficulty

moderate

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Nesting Range

Source: Birds of the World

Nesting Habitat

• Grassland
• Open Woodland

Attach Nest Box To

• Pole

Known Nesting Period

Not Nesting Some Nesting Occurrence Nesting in Most of Range JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Source: Birds of the World

Nest Box Placement

Height Range From Ground

4ft6ft 4–6 feet

Spacing Between Nest Boxes

300 feet

Facing

East

Nest Box Measurements

Entrance Hole Size

2 1/4"

Nest Box Depth (inside)

9

Nest Box Width and Length

5 1/2 5 1/2

Helpful Tips

• Position the nest box so that the entrance hole is facing east and towards open habitat.
• To decrease competition from Tree Swallows, you can pair nest boxes about 15–20' apart, with pairs of houses about 300' from each other.
• Clean out old nests as soon as a brood fledges so that the nest box can be used for a second nest attempt.
• If House Sparrows are a problem, consider drilling a second entrance hole beside the first one (so that there are two separate but identical holes on the front panel) to enable bluebirds to better defend boxes from sparrows.

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