The New Coveside Convertible Nest Box–Roosting Box is available at BestNest.

Now your nest box can serve double duty with the Convertible Bluebird Nest Box–Roosting Box to your yard, now available at BestNest. The unique design of this model allows you to provide a nest box during spring and summer, then you can easily convert it into a roosting box for fall and winter use. This Coveside model has a reversible front door panel, so you can easily switch the entrance hole to the top or bottom of the box during different seasons. There are many nest boxes available, but this is the only roosting box we’ve seen on the market – but it’s both a nest box and roosting box.

During fall migration and through the colder months, you position the front door panel so the entrance hole is near the bottom of the box, which allows warm air from the bird or birds to rise and remain inside the roosting box, thereby creating a warmer sheltered location for birds to overnight or seek shelter during a storm. Bluebirds and chickadees sometimes roost together for added warmth, so to provide easy access for more than 1 bird there are 3 removable dowels inside the roosting box to provide comfortable perches during late fall and winter. Then during spring and summer you can easily remove the dowels and invert the front panel so the entrance hole is near the top of the box for the nesting season.

The 1½-inch diameter entrance hole is sized for bluebirds and similar-sized cavity nesting birds ranging from chickadees to titmice. The ¾-inch thick pine boards offer good insulation, and the down-sloped roof directs water away from the entrance and cavity. For more information about this unique convertible nesting box–roosting box, see Coveside Convertible Bird House/Winter Roost at BestNest.com