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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
They like at least open side facing eastward or close to east as possible to the entry hole. Shaded in afternoon sun bonus. Prefer 5” to high as 8 foot. Shrubs are Ok it you can mount house above them like on fence or wall? I don’t know what kind/style house you have, BBs like cavity at least 7 inches deep from entry hole.
I make my own houses with hinged top and front so I can do nest checks and clean house out after nest cycle. I have mine mounted on CYV wall and others are on fences in common area not yet developed. I don’t like mounting them on trees trunks due to all critters crawling up and in trees.
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Thanks for your help. I do have well made, correctly sized bluebird boxes and they are at the 5-8 feet height. My problem may be due to location. Your idea of putting the boxes higher than the shrubs is a good one. There are nesting pairs around my neighborhood so they do like our area, just not my yard. I guess I can’t have it all. I do see a tremendous amount of birds who love dense shrubbery and trees such as thrushes, (who love to flip my bark mulch over to get worms, often onto my lawn!) cardinals, and a slew of smaller birds of various species.