| Type of Bird |
Height of House from Ground |
Placement |
Territory size |
| American Kestrels |
15' - 30' |
Open fields or near the edge of a forested area |
Several hundred acres |
| Bluebirds |
4' - 6' |
Facing open areas or fields |
2.5 - 5 acres |
| Chickadees |
5' - 10' |
Near trees and open areas |
9 - 10 acres |
| Ducks |
When on land: 10'+, when box is over water: 4'+ |
Facing lakes, streams, marshes |
None |
| Finches |
4' - 10' |
Can be anywhere, usually near your house |
Area near birdhouse |
| Flycatchers |
6' - 20' |
Near the edge of a forested area |
?? |
| Nuthatches |
5' - 10' |
Wooded areas or mixture of open fields and forested areas |
20 - 50 acres |
| Owls |
5' - 20' |
Forested areas |
Varies by type of owl |
| Purple Martins |
8' - 20' |
Near your house, preferably with a pond, stream, birdbath nearby |
Near their hole of the martin community |
| Swallows |
4' - 10' |
Open fields |
Area near nest |
| Titmice |
5' - 10' |
Mixture of open fields and forested areas |
2.5 - 5 acres |
| Woodpeckers and Flickers |
10' - 20' |
Forested areas |
Varies by type of woodpecker |
