Bewick S Wren Nest Box Plans
For house wrens winter wrens and bewick s wrens you can make the hole diameter 1 1 8 which is also large enough for black capped chickadees.
Bewick s wren nest box plans. Bewick s wren about the bewick s wren. Wren nest box birds birdhouses plans home dimensions of this birdhouse are generally suitable for house wrens winter wrens bewick s wrens brown creepers and possibly various chickadees nuthatches and titmice. Learn about bewick s wren here. Place nest box near a woodland edge or near tree or shrub cover.
A mating pair of bewick s wrens has decided to build a nest inside this nesting box. The hole diameter will determine who or who cannot use your wren nest box. You can also build several nest boxes as these birds are known to build several nests and choose the most suitable one. This filming took place over about 40 minutes but i edited out the time between deliveries.
One of the most important design elements in building any bird house is the hole size. Bewick s wrens builds nests of almost any material twigs grass leaves paper moss bark strips and hair usually low in tree cavities brush heaps under bushes and very often in open sheds and also bird houses. A 4 x 4 floor 8 inside ceiling and a 1 diameter entrance hole.