Where can I find construction plans to build nest boxes?
In books. Your public library or local book store should have a few books on the subject of nest boxes. Here are two books with complete information related to nest boxes: • Stokes, Donald and Lillian. Birdhouse book: the complete guide to attracting nesting birds. Broquet, LaPrairie, 1995. 96 p. • Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Fund & Pennsylvania Game Commission. Woodcrafting for Wildlife: Homes for Birds and Mammals. 3rd Edition. 64 p. On the Internet. Many web sites provide information on nest boxes. We recommend our webpage where we have compiled some of the best information and links: • The NestWatcher’s Resource Center, by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. You will find several different types of nest box models, box measurements for common species, species fact sheets, predator guard plans, etc. Things to remember. If you want birds to nest successfully in your nest boxes, you should remember to: • Protect the boxes from predators. Do not place them within easy reach of
