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Woodcrafting for Wildlife Plans

Woodcrafting for Wildlife is a publication of the Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Fund and the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Click the plans below to view printable instructions.

You may also be interested in purchasing wildlife homes or kits from the Game Commission's Howard Nursery.

All links below are PDFs.

Openlands and Woodland Margins

Openlands and Woodland Margins Plans	Openlands and Woodland Margins Plans
American Kestrel - Plan 14 About kestrels	Mourning Dove - Plan 3
American Robin - Plan 6	Northern Flicker - Plan 9
Barn Owl - Plan 12	Purple Martin: Plan 7 & Plan 8
Barn Swallow - Plan 6	Raccoon - Plan 15
Bats: Plan 10 & Plan 11	Tree Swallow - Plan 4
Black-capped Chickadee: Plan 1 & Plan 2	Tufted Titmouse: Plan 1 & Plan 2
Eastern Bluebird: Plan 4 & Plan 5 How to put together your bluebird box kit (10:28) About bluebirds	White-breasted Nuthatch: Plan 1 & Plan 2
Eastern Phoebe - Plan 6	Woodland Deer Mouse and White-footed Mouse - Plan 1
Gray and Fox Squirrels: Plan 15 & Plan 16	Butterfly Hiberantion Box - Plan 21
House Wren: Plan 1 & Plan 2 & Plan 4	Solitary Bees - Plan 22

Woodlands and Open Margins

Woodlands and Open Margins Plans	Woodlands and Open Margins Plans
Barred Owl - Plan 13 About barred owls	Northern Saw-whet Owl - Plan 14
Eastern Red Squirrel - Plan 14	Northern and Southern Flying Squirrel - Plan 14
Great Crested Flycatcher- Plan 4	Screech-Owl - Plan 14

Wetlands and Adjacent Uplands

Wetlands and Adjacent Uplands plans	Wetlands and Adjacent Uplands plans
Canada Goose - Plan 19	Prothonotary Warbler - Plan 1
Mallard - Plan 20	Turtle and Duck Loafing Platform - Plan 18
Mergansers - Plan 15	Wood Duck - Plan 15 About wood ducks
Osprey - Plan 17

Predator Guard - Plan 23
Entrance Hole Sizes For Songbirds, Woodpeckers, and Squirrel Boxes - Plan 24
Entrance Hole Sizes For Duck, Merganser and Raccoon Nest Boxes - Plan 25
Nest Box Hanging Techniques - Plan 26

Woodcrafting Plans

Woodcrafting Plans	Woodcrafting Plans
Plan 1 Nest Box	Plan 2 Rustic House
Plan 3 Mourning Dove Nest Basket	Plan 4 Nest Box
Plan 5 Winter Roost	Plan 6 Nest Shelf
Plan 7 Purple Martin Gourd Rack	Plan 8 Purple Martin House - 1 of 3
Plan 8 Purple Martin House - 2 of 3	Plan 8 Purple Martin House - 3 of 3
Plan 9 Northern Flicker Nest Box	Plan 10 Small Bat House
Plan 11 Standard Bat House - 1 of 2	Plan 11 Standard Bat House - 2 of 2
Plan 12 Barn Owl Nest Boxes - 1 of 2	Plan 12 Barn owl Nest Boxes - 2 of 2
Plan 13 Barred Owl Nest Box	Plan 14 Nest Box
Plan 15 Nest Box	Plan 16 Gray Squirrel
Plan 17 Osprey Nest Platform	Plan 18 Turtle and Duck Loafing Platform
Plan 19 Canada Goose Nest	Plan 20 Mallard Nest Cylinder
Plan 21 Butterfly Hibernation Box	Plan 22 Solitary Bee Nesting Block
Plan 23 Predator Guard	Plan 24 Entrance Hole Sizes
Plan 25 Entrance Hole Sizes	Plan 26 Nest Box Hanging Techniques - 1 of 2
Plan 26 Nest Box Hanging Techniques - 1 of 2	Credits