Creating a wild backyard barred owl nest box plan.
Barred owl box plans.
Otherwise you will have problems later.
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.
Always use untreated wood such as fir cedar or pine.
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.
Barn owls need open areas like fields and meadows in which to hunt.
Our box may be considered a mcmansion by some but we ve watched the young in the nests via video cameras and they use all the space we give them.
So don t place a nest box on a building or a bare pole.
For other species the size will vary.
No h nged door needed clean through entrance hole back 1 23 side 2 1 4 holes floor mounting board lumber.
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Most have about a 12 13 square floor plan.
One4 x 4 sheet exterior plywood waste floor roof side back front side backboard.
Have someone help you push the sides together so.
Obtain information on the size of the owl species before you begin your owl box plans.
For barn owls a simple wooden box about 38 by 18 by 12 inches 1 by 5 by 3 m provides adequate room for a pair of owls and their young.
392 radius roof note.
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.
Alas hampstead proved to be a desirable location for people.
Almost every set of plans i ve seen for barred owls are quite a bit smaller than our plan.
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Turn the box 180 degrees and attach the back side the same way you attached the front side.
Barred owls will sometimes raise 4 young.
If it is not right pull the sides apart and redo the step.
Barred owl nest box placement nest boxes for barred owls must be placed within the dense forest not on the edge.
Barred owl box plan.
Place wood chips in bottom of box.
Barred owl box plan.
Cutting layout for barred owl nest box design courtesy of mn dnr illustrations by wade henry.
