Barred Owl Box Design

This will provid e you with the center of the hole.

Barred owl box design.

Creating a wild backyard barred owl nest box plan. If you don t use the treated plywood you can expect the box to fall apart in a few years. Hanging your barred owl box. 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. Return to wild acres owls in maryland contact us. 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.

You can then use a protractor or a string to draw the top oval. Barred owl box plans. Get a 4x8 sheet of 3 4 exterior grade pressure treated plywood. Barred owls prefer to nest in lowland mature forest areas.

We elected to use birch as it is stronger and more weather resistant than pine board. 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.