Barred Owl Nest Box Placement

The first project we have chosen is to build owl nest boxes homes for barred owls.

Barred owl nest box placement.

Pick a tree that is more than 1 foot in diameter to hang the owl house and hang the owl house on the part of the tree facing north or that is not directly facing the sun. Turn the box 180 degrees and attach the back side the same way you attached the front side. Otherwise you will have problems later. Barred owls prefer to nest in lowland mature forest areas.

Inside the woods the direction the barred owl house faces doesn t matter as much. I always place the box in a hardwood tree near some hemlocks. Have someone help you push the sides together so. Speak to the barred owls.

Avoid facing the nest box north. Place a barn owl nest box at least 15 20 feet high but be sure the opening is shaded from the sun and wind. 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. Nesting platforms can also be placed in barns steeples or silos if the owls will be able to access them easily.

Barred owls make distinctive calls. The entrance hole should face away from the prevailing rain direction if possible. Mount so that no branches or leaves obscure the entrance hole. Barred owl nest box placement nest boxes for barred owls must be placed within the dense forest not on the edge.

If it is not right pull the sides apart and redo the step. They are well adapted to living in a wide variety of climates and biomes. Add a couple of inches of wood chips or dry leaves. If the box is mounted on a pole use a baffle to prevent cats raccoons and other predators from reaching it.

The house also should be at least 15 feet off the ground. Scatter untreated wood chips on the floor of the owl box. Locate box within 200 of water if possible. So don t place a nest box on a building or a bare pole.

As with many owl species their greatest challenge is finding adequate nesting habitat. You should take care to hang the nest box within 300 feet of a water source pond stream lake or river. Place 3 4 of wood chips in bottom of box. Barred owls are widely found throughout the continental united states and canada.