Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Required nest box sizes, favored material and other specifics are discussed in Establishing Bluebird Trails. Plans for the one-board box and Peterson box follow below.
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| The Peterson house has seven parts and is assembled in this order: | The inner roof is toe-nailed to the back. | Then the floor is toe-nailed to the back. | ||
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Third, one side is nailed to the resulting frame. | Then the other side is nailed to the frame. | Next, the swing-down front is fastened by a nail into each side. A third nail is pounded part way into the side near the entrance hole. This is removed each time the house is checked. |
 Finally, the outer roof is nailed on top. |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/bluebird/plans.htm
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