A bluebird’s favorite nesting box is the Songbird Cedar Ultimate Nest Box also found at www.yourbirdoasis.com. This box has:
- Brass hinged doors on both sides with Plexiglas on one side to monitor the nest without the danger of chicks falling out.
- Predator protector of solid copper to eliminate squirrels and woodpeckers from enlarging the entrance hole.
- Elevated mesh floor to help protect the young chicks from Blowflies.
- Zinc Chromate plated screws that provide a more sturdy, longer lasting house than one assembled with nails. The screws will not “bleed” leaving unattractive stains below.
- It is made of long lasting cedar.
- Other bluebird boxes we recommend can be found at yourbirdoasis.com
When shopping for a bluebird house you may want to consider a metal bluebird portal protector which is a circular piece of metal that is screwed over the entrance hole of the bluebird house. This both repairs squirrel and woodpecker damage as well protects it from future damage.
