Barred Owl Box Design

Barred owls prefer to nest in lowland mature forest areas.

Barred owl box design.

There are basically four ways to cut the entry hole. Barred owl box plans. If you don t use the treated plywood you can expect the box to fall apart in a few years. Return to wild acres owls in maryland contact us.

1 you can use a bench jig saw like the one in the pic ture. 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. Now you are ready to cut the hole. You ll want to be able to access it in the future to remove any unwanted debris or animals out of it like squirrels.

Cutting layout for barred owl nest box design courtesy of mn dnr illustrations by wade henry. Your going to want hang your barred owl box between 15 to 20 feet off the ground on a mature tree that is at least 12 inches in diameter. Barred owl box plan printed with permission from woodcrafting for wildlife 11 place wood chips in bottom of box. We elected to use birch as it is stronger and more weather resistant than pine board.

Get a 4x8 sheet of 3 4 exterior grade pressure treated plywood. Creating a wild backyard barred owl nest box plan. You can then use a protractor or a string to draw the top oval.