Barred Owl Box Design

Hanging your barred owl box.

Barred owl box design.

Now you are ready to cut the hole. You can then use a protractor or a string to draw the top oval. We ve been working on nest boxes for a number of years and have come up with what we think is a pretty good barred owl nest box design. Get a 4x8 sheet of 3 4 exterior grade pressure treated plywood.

If you don t use the treated plywood you can expect the box to fall apart in a few years. Cutting layout for barred owl nest box design courtesy of mn dnr illustrations by wade henry. Barred owl box plan printed with permission from woodcrafting for wildlife 11 place wood chips in bottom of box. You ll want to be able to access it in the future to remove any unwanted debris or animals out of it like squirrels.

The entire owl box can be created from four 2 foot by 4 foot panels of 3 4 plywood sections or two 4 4 foot sections. Return to wild acres owls in maryland contact us. There are basically four ways to cut the entry hole. Creating a wild backyard barred owl nest box plan.

Barred owls prefer to nest in lowland mature forest areas. This will provid e you with the center of the hole. We elected to use birch as it is stronger and more weather resistant than pine board.