Nest Boxes

What do all of these bird species have in common? *

Wood Duck

Wood Duck
Val Swan

American Kestrel

Jeff Culler

Purple Martin

Tony VanSchoor

Eastern Bluebird

Howard Patterson

* They all will use artificial nest boxes.

What is the Howard County Bird Club doing to encourage nesting opportunities for these species?

We sponsor efforts to purchase and locate artificial nest boxes in appropriate locations for the above species and find someone who agrees to monitor the boxes on a regular basis. We are developing instructions for monitoring nest boxes for each of these species. (If the boxes are not actively monitored, they can be taken over by other undesirable bird species.)

What has the club done so far?

Status report that is periodically updated.

Other sources of information

Wood Duck

Contact the Howard County Bird Club for technical and financial help if you are also willing to monitor the boxes.

Search “Wood Duck nesting boxes”

American Kestrel

Contact the Howard County Bird Club for technical and financial help if you are also willing to monitor the boxes.

Kestrel nest box plan from Maryland DNR

Purple Martin

HCBC publication Purple Martin Monitoring Suggestions.

Contact the Howard County Bird Club for technical and financial help if you are also willing to monitor the boxes.

Purple Martin Conservation Organization

Eastern Bluebird

Maryland Bluebird Society

North American Bluebird Society fact sheets and plans