Barred Owl Box Dimensions

No perch is necessary and adding one will only give footing to predators.

Barred owl box dimensions. Place 3 4 of wood chips in bottom of box. Barred owl nest box plan and information. Clutch size phenology for common species. The barn owl trust a leading authority on barn owls recommends increasing their nest box dimensions by 50 for the american barn owl equating to a floor dimension of 30 x 24 5 ft2 and a minimum of 10 ft3 for a box that is 24 deep.

If it is not right pull the sides apart and redo the step. Learn what features are best for birds and their safety. Barred owl nestlings in a box of the author s design. 152 bird observer vol.

12x13 inch floor minimum 24 inches tall minimum 7x7 inches or wider entrance hole at least 13 inches up from the floor 15 25 feet high off the ground. 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. Photograph by the author. A typical barn owl nest box has a six inch entrance hole that is suitable for a barn owl but too small for a great horned owl and the hole should be approximately four inches above the floor of the box.

Turn the box 180 degrees and attach the back side the same way you attached the front side. 3 2010 boxes in a tree made it clear to me that there had to be a better way. Our design is 11 ft3 with with nearly 6 ft2 of floor space. Other designs using wide pine boards were similarly heavy as well as prone to rapid decay.

Have someone help you push the sides together so. Results from research conducted on owl nest boxes of various sizes indicate smaller boxes. Violet green and tree swallows 4 x 5 1 2 9 6 1 3 8 w x.