Barred Owl Nest Box Plans

Building a barred owl nest box 1 2 sheet 4 x 4 3 4 plywood pressure treated if desired exterior wood glue 1 5 8 ths exterior wood screws 2 4 inch by 1 4 inch all thread bolts to connect perch to nest box several 1 4 inch nuts washers and lock washers 2 6 inch long by 1 1 2 or 2 inch wide.

Barred owl nest box plans.

So don t place a nest box on a building or a bare pole. Features of a good birdhouse infographic. I always place the box in a hardwood tree near some hemlocks. Otherwise you will have problems later.

Cutting layout for barred owl nest box design courtesy of mn dnr illustrations by wade henry. Most have about a 12 13 square floor plan. Creating a wild backyard barred owl nest box plan. Barred owl nest box placement nest boxes for barred owls must be placed within the dense forest not on the edge.

Barred owl nest box plans the barred owl nest box has a 12 by 12 floor 22 inside floor to ceiling 7 diameter entrance hole with a leveled bottom located 18 above the floor to the top of the hole and ventilation openings in the floor and under the roof. It would be awfully cramped for 4 young and the female in 1 square foot of nest box. Barred owl box plan printed with permission from woodcrafting for wildlife 11 place wood chips in bottom of box. The best place to locate a nest box is where barred owls are already present usually in wet woods with large trees especially hemlock trees which the owls like for roosting.

Return to wild acres owls in maryland contact us. Installing a nest box camera slideshow. If it is not right pull the sides apart and redo the step. Barred owls will sometimes raise 4 young.

Have someone help you push the sides together so. Barred owl nest box plan and information. Right bird right house interactive. Do you want to build a nest box or have one already.

The entrance hole should face away from the prevailing rain direction if possible. Turn the box 180 degrees and attach the back side the same way you attached the front side.