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Free Robin and Phoebe Bird House Plans
American Robins and Eastern Phoebes often build their nests on ledges. Below are some relatively easy-to-build robin and phoebe bird house plans for nest shelves so that you can attract these birds to your backyard and enjoy watching the nesting cycle.
These also can be used to attract barn swallows as well.
Eastern Phoebe Nest Platform
This design is specifically for eastern phoebes, slightly smaller than the above 3-species design.
DIY Network Robin Bird House Plans
Easy step-by-step video - note - you have to view a 25 second commercial on the video first, but the rest of the video gives you a short, simple instructions for building a nest shelf.
You can also use open platform Phoebe and Robin bird house plans that just consists of the floor with a little border around it along with a piece in the back for attachment. The open platform can be used under porches, eaves and other shelters. Robins, phoebes, mourning doves and blue jays may nest on this platform.
Barn swallows, mourning doves, cardinals and blue jays will also use nesting platforms too.
Here is an American Robin in the process of building a nest in a nest ledge box located under the house eave, providing some shade and protection from the weather:
Here are a couple of nice phoebe or robin nesting shelves that can be mounted under the eave of your house, porch roof, garage overhang, barn or other similar structure:
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