Date: 2/27/26 10:56 am From: Jerry Davis <jwdavis...> Subject: Re: Great Crested Flycatcher
You are right, Robert, thanks for catching my error. I was taking data
from my nest box spreadsheet for 31 species and made a mental mistake.
It should be a box height of 8 to 12 inches tall.
Thank you
Jerry
On 2026-02-27 10:47 am, Robert Day wrote:
> Jerry, I assume that you meant to say that the box height is 8-12
> inches, not 8-12 feet. But thanks for the great information.
>
> Bob Day
> SW Bentonville
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Feb 26, 2026, at 11:35 AM, <jwdavis...> wrote:
>
>>
>> The Great Crested Flycatcher will arrive the second week in April.
>> They are a cavity nester and will nest in a nest box if natural
>> cavities are not available. We often see this bird in Costa Rica
>> before it migrates to North America. If you have an opportunity to
>> host this bird in your yard, build this bird a nest box if you do
>> not have adequate holes in snags. Remember to save and make
>> available snake skins that this bird likes to put in its nest. The
>> Nest Box Dimensions are Floor 6X6. Box Height 8 - 12 inches, Hole
>> Height above floor 6 to 10 inches, Hole Diameter 1 ¾ inches, Box
>> Height above the Ground 5 to 15 feet and placed in Open Woods or
>> Orchard conditions. If you are fortunate to get this cavity nester,
>> you will hear the excitement of the pair chattering as they find
>> your nest box and start the nest building process and hear their
>> calls all summer.
>> Remember that there are 85 species of cavity nesting birds in North
>> America, and they need all the help they can get. There is a housing
>> shortage with too few snags and hollow trees.
>> Jerry Wayne Davis
>> Hot Springs, AR
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