Comments on: Build Birdhouses And Nest Boxes For Cavity-Nesting Birds

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:02:03 +0000

@Neil thanks for the visit. You have done a lot of work testing for overheating problems in nest boxes. It is great to have that information available on your website. The nest box pictured above and listed on my Nest Box Plans page as the "Alternative Bluebird Nest Box" is the only design I use any more. It has the 1/4 inch ventilation slit above both side panels. Where I live in Northern California it can reach temperatures nearing 120 degrees in the hottest summers so I encourage folks to place all there nest boxes in a location that will get afternoon shade. All my Bluebird boxes are located on the Eastern side of large shade trees facing open grassland. I leave my boxes unpainted but I agree with you that if you have no shady areas to place nest boxes, painting them a light color and/or using heat shields is a good idea.

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:40:28 +0000

Hi Larry,

Nice website. Recommend that boxes out in the sun be painted a light color to reduce heat in summer. See my website in the birds and nature section for tests that I did on this topic.

Neil

By: Owlman

Owlman — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:33:12 +0000

Hi Larry, Great post. Would love some pics and info about your owl box. Owlmans last blog post..Yellow rumped Warblers

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:32:29 +0000

Hi Amila,
You should definitely build some birdhouses if you want to watch those cavity nesting birds real close up. It is a lot of fun to watch them raise their families. You can get more designs on my resources page and I will be putting more designs there soon.

By: Gallicissa

Gallicissa — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:17:13 +0000

This nest box you have shown has such a neat design. Thanks for sharing all these valuable info. I do not have any nest boxes in my home garden yet. Perhaps I should try one. Gallicissas last blog post..Pure Gold!