If the box is mounted on a pole use a baffle to prevent cats raccoons and other predators from reaching it.
Barred owl nest box height.
The nest box entry hole should be 7x7 or even wider at 7x8 inches.
Box height entrance above floor entrance hole height above ground robin phoebe barn swallow 7 x 8 8 6 10 barn owl 11 1 4 x 36 15 3 4 4 6 20 25 barred owl 13 x 11 1 2 23 12 7 x 7 with top rounded 20 30 within 200 of water bluebird great crested flycatcher.
You ll want to be able to access it in the future to remove any unwanted debris or animals out of it like squirrels.
Your going to want hang your barred owl box between 15 to 20 feet off the ground on a mature tree that is at least 12 inches in diameter.
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The floor should be about 12x13 inches.
Barred owls may prospect a nest site as early as a year before using it.
Barred owls prefer to nest in lowland mature forest areas.
In fact the larger size the better for barn owls.
Locate box within 200 of water if possible.
Alas hampstead proved to be a desirable location for people.
Otherwise you will have problems later.
If the entrance hole is enlarged e g by woodpeckers or chewing rodents put a hole reduceron it.
The barred owl prefers a slightly larger entrance hole.
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Barred owl nest box plan and information.
Barred owl adventures in hampstead alfred maley field of dreams twenty five years ago i put up a barred owl nest box on our one acre lot in hampstead new hampshire because i had heard owls in the forest behind the house and i am an optimist.
Have someone help you push the sides together so.
Barred owls usually nest in a natural cavity 20 40 feet high in a large tree.
The barn owl might like a larger floor size.
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Place a barn owl nest box at least 15 20 feet high but be sure the opening is shaded from the sun and wind.
Turn the box 180 degrees and attach the back side the same way you attached the front side.
The box should be about 24 inches tall.
Nesting platforms can also be placed in barns steeples or silos if the owls will be able to access them easily.
They may also use stick platform nests built by other animals including hawks crows ravens and squirrels as well as human made nest boxes.
Many people find that boxes with a 1 25 or 1 1 8 hole restrictoron them before an egg is laid are not utilized even by smaller birds like titmiceand chickadees.
