WHERE SHOULD NEST BOXES BE PLACED?
Ideally the nest box should be placed on a metal post, such as a fence post or electrical conduit that is not part of a fence line. The boxes should be 50 feet from nearby bushes and trees and 200 feet if house wrens are a problem. The nest boxes should be placed about 200 to 300 feet apart. I generally place mine such that the view from one box to the next is obscured by distance, an obstruction (such as a hill, tree, etc), or other barrier. If Tree Swallows are using your boxes then the boxes should be paired (distance between boxes (15 to 22′)), then spaced 300 feet to next pair. The nest box should be placed no higher than what is convenient to monitor. Bluebirds will actually tolerate boxes mounted much higher (twenty feet) or as low as three feet. I recommend five feet as this is a height that most people can monitor easily (The real experts will suggest five feet as a minimum). The opening of the nest box should be directed away from prevailing winds to prevent rain from being b
