Woodlink Wooden Bluebird House - Model BB1 7.5" x 7.25" x 13"

Love the birdhouse. I have over 20 birdhouses that are used with success.

Ok, folks, Changing my review to 5 stars! I figured out the pilot hole problem, and I hope the company adds this to their directions. I used a screw gun in REVERSE to unscrew the two screws holding the door on (probably any hand screwdriver will work), and removed the door. That gave me perfect access to the interior pilot holes, and voila, 10 seconds later I was done, mounted, bluebirds flying overhead to see what was going on, no kidding. I had to carefully match the outer holes to get the door back on, but no big deal, just mark the edges somehow with a pencil. The wood is soft enough that it will go back in easily even if you miss the original hole. So, this totally changes my review below,& I will order a few more to replace some older handmade ones that are falling apart.Bird House seems well constructed, and easy to clean. I agree with other users, the second screw inside the box is too high up compared to the swivel door to actually get inside the box to screw it onto a post. Have not put it up yet because of this little glitch. Other than that, I think this is a great bluebird box.

We got this house around noon and glued it ( with fabulous E6000 glue) to a fence post. By 6PM we had a pair of bluebirds checking it out and by this morning, the lady bluebird was building a nest! The house is well built and sturdy. It has what looks like a tiny hole, but it is just the right size for the birds to get in and out. It comes with two long screws and no other hardware. I was hoping it would come with a bracket so we could hang it from our eve's but it didn't and what we did by putting it on the fence post was apparently acceptable for the birds. It comes with instructions and some information about bluebirds, altogether one back and front sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper. The cost was fabulous! We couldn't be happier with this purchase.

This is a nice birdhouse, well made and looks like it will withstand the weather and last for years. Also looks like it will be easy to clean with the latched door providing easy access. This was not the birdhouse I wanted, had something different in mind and was in a hurry. But I’m going to love it and wait for the birds to arrive, regardless!

A little Caution. Great little birdhouse and well made. The "little" caution is to be mindful, if you have sparrows, which most people do, the opening is too little for easy in and out for them. After my husband hung the birdhouse, the sparrows were very excited to see the new home. Later , we heard a lot of "bird chirpping" and saw a sparrow inside the birdhouse struggling to get out. He was able to get in but not able to get out. Other birds were atop of the house encouraging the sparrow to"push! push!" When we saw he was not able to get out, my husband went to get the ladder to open the clean-out door and raise it till he can make the opening larger. By the time he got to the birdhouse, the bird had pushed his way out. The bird was physically exhausted. The birds are now going in and out and very curious about the "Opened-door" birdhouse. Once the opening is made larger. it will be perfect for the sparrows to make thieir nest in their "safe house."

I bought this to add to my backyard that already has a much loved bird feeder (see other review), bird bath, and summer raspberry patch. A hung this on a young magnolia tree (trunk is only 4-6" wide), and used and old phone cord to hang it through the roof holes securely to the trunk next to a branch that's about an inch thick. Within less than 10 minutes the resident chickadee pair that frequents the popular hanging feeder spotted it, but they ultimately did not move in....UPDATE as of 3 weeks later: A male sparrow was spotted trying to coax female sparrows to nest inside, but was unlucky. Finally, a male wren has been diligently adding twigs for weeks. I opened the box and he had woven a gorgeous thick twig burrow with a quarter-size entry, but lazy house sparrows came along and destroyed it! At nearly double the size as him, they collapsed his structure and wanted to nest on top of the 4 inches of twigs inside. I saw them bullying him and felt so bad for all of his work, so I "hatched" a plan to keep the sparrows away....I took a strong outdoor bumper sticker and cut a much smaller quarter-size 'wren' size hole in the middle....left the paper on the sticker except for 1/2" of each edge, so that the wrens won't get 'stuck' to the sticker adhesive...i stuck this over the original entry hole to the box, leaving 1/4" of the original wood entry hole exposed for gripping at the bottom. It worked! The sparrows could not fit into the hole and within a day have gone to the other neighbor's yard with the other feeders...The male wren is very happy now and has been re-building his nest inside and singing all day to attract females...I like that he is not territorial with the nest box like the chickadees that were chasing others from the nearby feeder when they thought they might move into the box....UPDATE AS OF 3 MONTHS LATER: House wren male has successfully coaxed the same female to nest in the box TWICE in rapid succession. I opened the front and cleaned it out, spraying the inside with a hose, and left it open for a few days to air out....within a week, the same territorial, effervescent male house wren returned to re-build the nest. The female, about 3 weeks after her 1st clutch fledged moved back and it happy as ever. I water proofed the house more by adding bathroom caulk around where the room meets the back (there was a gap that led to rain getting inside). I still continue to use a sticker to make the front door smaller to prevent sparrows from killing the wren babies.