Mourning Dove Nesting Platform Plans
Doves blue jays and robins.
Mourning dove nesting platform plans. Although they do not need a nest cone per se the cone does give them a solid base for their flimsy nest and may encourage them to nest in more convenient locations e g away from one s potted plants. 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. I read in my trusty audubon bird book that robins blue jays and mourning doves can be convinced to use nesting platforms. It has an 8 by 8 base is about 8 floor to ceiling and has an open front and partially open sides.
The mourning dove platform has extra room under a gable roof for the larger back yard platform nesters. Mourning dove nest box plans doves arrange not nest in titanic model plans tree cavities or nest boxes. Robins phoebes mourning doves and blue jays may nest on this platform. Mourning doves are versatile and will nest in a wide variety of situations.
Mourning doves robins and blue jays. Choose a spot about 10 to 15 feet off the ground. I ve made regular and triangular birdhouses and they have both been used for several broods each season. Mourning doves may nest two or three times in succession.
A platform shelter mounted on a wall away from objects that help predators gain access serves this purpose. The purpose of a nesting platform is to simulate an isolated cliff crevice. This year i want to add some nesting platforms.