sheet metal plate (with the correct sized hole helps to deter the
squirrels... a 22 rifle deters them longer. :-)
BRuce
John McGaw wrote:
> "crmundy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Hi There,
>>I'm going to make some nice bird nesting boxes for my garden does anyone
>>know the correct hole size to cut for bluetits as I've heard the hole size
>>matters and if its not correct the birds wont nest in it
>>any ideas Thanks
>>
>
> There are any number of sites which give dimensions for bird boxes suiting
> USA/Canadian birds. I would be surprised if there wasn't at least one for
> the UK but I certainly couldn't find one when I searched with Google.
> Possibly you could contact your local wildlife personnel to see if they can
> provide any leads. The local birder's group might be of help also
>
> It certainly is true that my local birds are particular about the box
> dimensions although some of them although woodpeckers, in particular, will
> take it upon themselves to modify what I provide. Then there are the
> squirrels which seem to delight in enlarging the holes until they might pass
> largish hawks. :-(
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BRuce
crmundy wrote:
> Hi There,
> I'm going to make some nice bird nesting boxes for my garden does anyone
> know the correct hole size to cut for bluetits as I've heard the hole size
> matters and if its not correct the birds wont nest in it
> any ideas Thanks
Check these sites:
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tools/birdhous/specs.htm
http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/publications/birdhouse.htm
http://www.geocities.com/KindlyRat/BirdHse.html
http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/7117.htm
Have fun!
ARM
There is a plan here:
http://home.wanadoo.nl/madelen.essens/english/Birdhouse.html
"crmundy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Hi There,
> I'm going to make some nice bird nesting boxes for my garden does anyone
> know the correct hole size to cut for bluetits as I've heard the hole size
> matters and if its not correct the birds wont nest in it
> any ideas Thanks
"crmundy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi There,
> I'm going to make some nice bird nesting boxes for my garden does anyone
> know the correct hole size to cut for bluetits as I've heard the hole size
> matters and if its not correct the birds wont nest in it
> any ideas Thanks
>
There are any number of sites which give dimensions for bird boxes suiting
USA/Canadian birds. I would be surprised if there wasn't at least one for
the UK but I certainly couldn't find one when I searched with Google.
Possibly you could contact your local wildlife personnel to see if they can
provide any leads. The local birder's group might be of help also
It certainly is true that my local birds are particular about the box
dimensions although some of them although woodpeckers, in particular, will
take it upon themselves to modify what I provide. Then there are the
squirrels which seem to delight in enlarging the holes until they might pass
largish hawks. :-(
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[Knoxville, TN, USA]
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Thanks for the Plan Charles I'm really pleased with it I'll get building and
hopefully next year I'll get some tits nesting in it.
Thanks Bruce also
"Charles Erskine" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> There is a plan here:
>
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/madelen.essens/english/Birdhouse.html
>
> "crmundy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > Hi There,
> > I'm going to make some nice bird nesting boxes for my garden does anyone
> > know the correct hole size to cut for bluetits as I've heard the hole
size
> > matters and if its not correct the birds wont nest in it
> > any ideas Thanks