Protective plate for Red-breasted Nuthatch nest box

Galvanized steel plate with a beige finish.

Hole diameter: 1.25"

To prevent squirrels or starlings from enlarging the entrance hole of a White-breasted Nuthatch nest box.

Can also be installed on a Tufted Tit, Eastern Bluebird, or Eastern Phoebe nest box to exclude species larger than the White-breasted Nuthatch and Tufted Tit.

Plate dimensions: 2 inches by 2 inches.

May accommodate:

White-breasted Nuthatch

Tufted Tit

House Sparrow

American Goldfinch

Tufted Tit

Common Poorwill

Species excluded:

European Starling

Pileated Woodpecker

Eastern or Western Bluebird

Eastern Phoebe

Carolina Wren

 

White-bellied Nuthatch