Good point, David, about having the necessary “landing spot” for fledging babies. Tree or shrub or something not too far away from nest is needed – 50-60 feet is good. And Rich, facing boxes away from prevailing winds will definitely depend on your geographic location. Here in the mid-West we get cold North winds during the first nesting season (March-May), so we would never turn the box facing directly north, at least the first nesting – but it might work in a different locale. And I believe angling it two different directions is good, also.
