sorry pic to big

Thanks for the additional pics. Lovely! But back to Kathy's question..."What did you make the post out of?" I see it's a 4X4 but it looks textured. Did you purchase it that way? or did you doctor it up a bit? Never seen anything like it...inquiring minds want to know! :) blessings, ~digger

Here's the house again. The person who gardens at this house forgot the bees were there. His helper banged his head into the birdhouse, and the rest if obvious. Dozens of stings, more than 20 on his face. Is there anything we can do to encourage these guys to move along? They're pretty easy to move when it's cool at night, but where? They're in a very small back yard of a vacant house and some of the neighbors are concerned about them. I can bring them home, about a 20 minute drive. My yard is a little larger, and they could be 20 feet away from any house. They would also be out in the bright sun here. I thought they might fly the coop by now, but haven't. Any suggestions?

The only bird you've listed that uses a cavity to nest in is the House Sparrow. House Sparrows do not need a cavity to nest in, but they will use one. All the other birds you have listed will not use a nest box. I would never let a House Sparrow nest in one of my boxes, but maybe it doesn't matter so much in the city?