Place 3 4 of wood chips in bottom of box.
Barred owl nest box location.
Place the owl house within 30 and 200 feet of the water.
Male barred owls are the ones who pick the nesting location.
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.
If the box is mounted on a pole use a baffle to prevent cats raccoons and other predators from reaching it.
Males like to roost in a nearby tree.
I always place the box in a hardwood tree near some hemlocks.
Any water source will do a lake creek pond stream or water hole.
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House and carolina wren nest box.
Make sure the owl house is not close enough for owl droppings to fall into and contaminate the water source or for small owlets to fall into the water source and drown.
Mount so that no branches or leaves obscure the entrance hole.
Barred owls like to nest near water.
Place a barn owl nest box at least 15 20 feet high but be sure the opening is shaded from the sun and wind.
Eastern screech owl nest box.
The hardwoods have fewer branches and are easier to access with a ladder or climbing steps such as archers use.
Nesting platforms can also be placed in barns steeples or silos if the owls will be able to access them easily.
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Locate box within 200 of water if possible.
In november the bees are hibernating and barred owls will have 3 months to find the house.