species

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Height

Entrance

diameter

Entrance

From floor

Placement

American

Kestral

8 X 8"

12 x 8"

12-15"

3"

9-12"

10-30' high in open area or forest edge

Black-capped Chickadee

4 X 5.5"

8 X 5.5"

8"

1 –1 1/8"

7"

6-15' high in open area

Downy Woodpecker

6 X 6"

10 X 6"

9"

1.25"

7"

5-25' high on dead tree at forest edge

Hairy Woodpecker

6 X 6"

10 X 6"

9"

1 5/8"

9-12"

5-25' high on dead tree at forest edge

Northern Flicker

10 X 10"

14 X 10"

16-18"

2.5"

14-16"

5-25' high on dead tree at forest edge

Northern Saw Whet Owl

8 X 8"

12 X 8"

12 –15"

3"

9 –12"

5-20' high in woods near wetland

Red-breasted Nuthatch

4 X 4"

8 X 4"

8"

1.25"

7"

5-15' high in open area or forest edge

Tree Swallow

5 X 5"

9 X 5"

6 – 8"

1.25"

4 – 6"

6-15' high in open area near water source

Wood Duck

12 X 12"

16 X 12"

22-26"

3"high X

4” wide

18"

10 – 20' high next to body of water