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}\n.prod-hero { padding: 26px 20px !important; }\n.prod-hero h2 { font-size: 22px !important; }\n.prod-expert { padding: 22px 20px !important; }\n.prod-specs td:first-child { width: 44% !important; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-hero-icon\" style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003e🐦\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eBuilt by hand in an old tobacco barn in the Blue Ridge\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#c9d6e2 !important;\"\u003eHarold Pruitt, 73, has built bluebird houses in Floyd, Virginia since 1981. Arthritis now makes his hands shake at the drill press — this is his final batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In 1981 my wife bought a $4.99 birdhouse at the hardware store. Nine days after the bluebirds moved in, a sparrow used the perch to get inside. It wasn’t the bird’s fault. It was the box. I spent the next twelve years building one that wouldn’t let them down.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-story-by\"\u003eHarold Pruitt · Floyd, Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🏠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cedar house\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully assembled and ready to hang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🛡️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteel entrance collar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlready fitted around the 1½-inch hole\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🪹\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNest grid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlready fitted — keeps the nest dry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🔩\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMounting screws\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePut it up the same day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eSix lessons Harold built into every box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e📏\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Inch-and-a-Half Rule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hole is exactly 1½ inches. Bluebirds fit through. Starlings don’t. Harold lost nine boxes to starlings in one spring before he found that number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e⬇️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Six-Inch Drop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eggs sit about six inches below the hole in a tall, deep box. A raccoon reaching in finds nothing but air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🛡️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Steel Collar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA steel plate around the hole. Squirrels and woodpeckers can’t chew it bigger — so it stays bluebird-sized for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e💧\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hammock Grid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wire grid lifts the nest off the floor. Rain drains away and parasites fall through. The nest stays dry after a wet spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🪜\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fledgling Ladder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle grooves inside the front give the young birds a foothold. When they are ready, they climb up to the hole and fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🌬️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Chimney Vents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAir vents under the roof let summer heat out. Thick cedar walls stay cool on hot days and hold warmth on cold spring nights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14.5px !important; color:#5f6b76 !important; margin-top:14px !important;\"\u003eAnd one thing it doesn’t have: a perch. Bluebirds don’t need one — only sparrows do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#e8eef4 !important;\"\u003e“Every spring I see how many bluebird nests are lost to sparrows, heat and raccoons. Most people have no idea the box itself is the problem. Harold’s box gets every important detail right — the hole size, the depth, no perch, and a front you can open for weekly checks. It isn’t decoration. It’s real help for bluebird families.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-expert-by\" style=\"color:#9fb2c4 !important;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eRon Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e · Retired wildlife biologist · Bluebird trail monitor in Virginia for 20+ years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌾 Open lawns and meadows\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🐄 Pasture fence lines\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🪟 A view from the kitchen window\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🧓 Gift for grandparents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e👧 Nature watching with grandkids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏡 Homesteads and farms\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🐦 Starting your own bluebird trail\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🤍 In memory of a bird lover\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhy Harold’s boxes last\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSolid cedar.\u003c\/b\u003e Naturally weather-tough wood — no chemical treatment inside where the birds live.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReal hardware.\u003c\/b\u003e A steel collar screwed around the entrance and a metal hinge pin on the front — parts that last as long as the wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOpens in seconds.\u003c\/b\u003e The front swings open on a pin and closes with a latch. Checking and cleaning take less than a minute.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuilt to one design since 1993.\u003c\/b\u003e 31 tries, twelve springs of testing — then never changed again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProven on Harold’s own trail.\u003c\/b\u003e 3,811 young bluebirds have left his boxes. Each one is a pencil mark on his shop door.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🛡️\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e30-day return guarantee\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf it isn’t right for your yard, one email to info@backroadgoods.com is enough. No forms, no questions — Harold would rather have it back than have it sit in a garage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarold’s one request.\u003c\/b\u003e Bluebirds like open ground. Hang the box on a pole or post about five feet high, facing a field or lawn — not on a tree and not close to the house. If you have raccoons or snakes, add a baffle to the pole. Then open it once a week and take a look. That’s all it takes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 assembled cedar bluebird house + mounting screws\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCedar, natural finish walls, painted roof cap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEntrance hole\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1½ in \/ 38 mm, with steel collar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 16 in tall incl. back board × 6 in wide × 8 in deep (40 × 15 × 20 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNest depth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 6 in \/ 15 cm below the hole\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInside\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWire nest grid, climbing grooves, air vents under the roof line\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAccess\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFront swings open on a pin, closes with a latch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePerch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone — on purpose\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBack board with 2 holes, screws included; best on a pole about 5 ft high\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBest for\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEastern bluebirds; also used by tree swallows and chickadees\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRemove the old nest once a year, before spring. No paint or treatment inside.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarold Pruitt, Floyd, Virginia — final batch, 263 remaining\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Handmade by Harold Pruitt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59308932596060,"sku":"BG-BBH-001","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/4081\/9292\/files\/hf_20260929_103409_09875b08-cc6a-47b7-817d-0fd97a9aaa3c.png?v=1790678909","url":"https:\/\/backroad-goods.com\/products\/harolds-handbuilt-cedar-bluebird-house","provider":"BACKROAD GOODS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}