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crooketarrow:
   STICKBENDED
  I live in farm land we do had black bears up on the mountains a couple miles away. We do get a female with cubs some in the summers but just passing through. Never had bear problems.  I glue on the tops so I'd say if you really surqured them they be a bit hard for them to get off the post.
 
 ADAM
  You might not have many blue birds simplely because there's none or not many hollow fence post or little dead shags in the fence rows for them to nest.
 
  I forgot to add I've made quite a few wood duck boxs like that also(same design).
  Use the bigger pvc pipe 10,12 inch. I use a pvc post with a end cap. And bolt the post to the bottem cap of the nesting box.  No predator I know of can climb the pipe I know of.
  Don't glue on the top end cap ,you'll need to remove it ,clean and replace the nesting materal each spring. I use wood chips.I also add a wire handle to make it easyer to get off. And I'll put a drywall screw or 2 to stop kids and nosey people form looking in. Wood ducks don't leave their nests unless you hole the chicks or repeatly spook her off her nest.
  I know as a kid I kept watch on the boxs on our ponds.
   Here's 8 more I just finished and added perchs. Just dog wood shoots that did'nt make it.

Pappy:
Very cool idea, Miss Joanie loves blue birds, need to try that,I have been making a few from a hollow Sassafras log I cut a few weeks back. Cut to length ,drill a 1 inch hole and put a top and bottom on it. I was told years ago a blue birds didn't need a perch,not sure if thats true or not.  :)
   Pappy

Adam:
crooketarrow - It's funny you mentioned that I might not see bluebirds due to a lack of nesting sites.  I just saw 5 bluebirds in my backyard!  I've lived in this house 3 years and never saw any.  I need to get to work making some houses!

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