Barred Owl Nest Box

Place 3 4 of wood chips in bottom of box.

Barred owl nest box. Barred owls prefer to nest in lowland mature forest areas. The entrance hole should face away from the prevailing rain direction if possible. So don t place a nest box on a building or a bare pole. Locate box within 200 of water if possible.

I always place the box in a hardwood tree near some hemlocks. Squirrels mayfill the box up with sticks and leaves making it impossible for owls to use it. You should take care to hang the nest box within 300 feet of a water source pond stream lake or river. Barred owls are widely found throughout the continental united states and canada.

Nest boxes for barred owls must be placed within the dense forest not on the edge. Otherwise you will have problems later. Jcs wildlife barn owl nesting box with 3 sided exercise platform. The further you place the box from human activity the better your chances of having an owl use it it should be no closer than 150 feet.

Barred owl box plan printed with permission from woodcrafting for wildlife 11 place wood chips in bottom of box. If you have some. They are well adapted to living in a wide variety of climates and biomes. The first project we have chosen is to build owl nest boxes homes for barred owls.

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. Inside the woods the direction the barred owl house faces doesn t matter as much. Turn the box 180 degrees and attach the back side the same way you attached the front side. If it is not right pull the sides apart and redo the step.

As with many owl species their greatest challenge is finding adequate nesting habitat. 5 0 out of 5 stars 3. Mount so that no branches or leaves obscure the entrance hole. Squirrels nest in the fall when barred owls are not paying much attention to their nest cavities.

May however need to get to the box to take a squirrel nest out of it. 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. Assemble this nest box with corrosion resistant screws fit to pre drilled countersunk pilot holes to reduce wood splitting.