DIY Flicker Woodpecker (and others) Nest Box from Lightweight, Inexpensive Cedar Pickets. Easy, fun.

Free plans! Build a large nest box using lightweight, inexpensive cedar pickets. The whole project costs less than $30, (less than half of prefab boxes) and has added features. Fun and easy to build, even with basic tools.

Simple custom PDF plans are free to download and include cutlist, materials list and links. https://uncharteddiy.com/flicker-box/

See how we are protecting the natural Flicker nest in our yard from squirrels, cats, raccoons and other climbing creatures: "How to protect cavity nests, tree-mounted nest boxes and feeders"    • How to Protect Cavity Nests, Tree-mou...  

Flickers populations are in a steep decline of 49% in North America due to loss of habitat and competition with invasive Starlings.

Our family of Flickers built a nest in our apple tree and continue to successfully raise healthy babies, even though the nest is really tight with all those little bodies rapidly growing in there.

Those babies, now mature, are looking for nesting sites to start their own families and we have seen them competing with each other, and the parents, to occupy the apple tree nest. In order to avoid family squabbles, we wanted to provide another nest box, this one large enough for lots of kids!


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