# Purple martin birdhouse

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A plywood birdhouse with eight compartments per level, a removable roof and a central air shaft.

Choose one level with eight compartments or two levels with sixteen. The roof and upper level lift off for cleaning. The 6-inch rooms and 2-1/2-inch entrances differ from current purple martin housing recommendations.

## License

[CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). You may share and adapt this free design for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credit, a link to the license, an indication of changes, and the same license on adaptations. See [the FAQ](https://diyplans.org/faq#license) for details and exceptions.

## Categories

Birdhouses

## Configurations

- [One level, 8 compartments](https://diyplans.org/plans/purple-martin-birdhouse-6344/variants/one-level.md): Eight compartments on one level, with a removable roof for cleaning. Revision 3.
- [Two levels, 16 compartments](https://diyplans.org/plans/purple-martin-birdhouse-6344/variants/two-level.md): Sixteen compartments on two removable levels, with the upper entrances rotated 90 degrees. Revision 3. Default configuration.

## Sources

Based on the 1969 Purple Martin Birdhouse drawing hosted by North Dakota State University. Models, drawings and instructions by DIY Plans.

- [Original EX.6344 drawing](https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/aben-plans/6344.pdf)
- [NDSU miscellaneous building plans catalog](https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/ag-buildings/building-plans/miscellaneous-building-plans)
- [Texas Parks and Wildlife purple martin management guidance](https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0254.pdf)