Barred Owl Box Dimensions

Place 3 4 of wood chips in bottom of box.

Barred owl box dimensions.

Box height entrance above floor entrance hole height above ground robin phoebe barn swallow 7 x 8 8 6 10 barn owl 11 1 4 x 36 15 3 4 4 6 20 25 barred owl 13 x 11 1 2 23 12 7 x 7 with top rounded 20 30 within 200 of water bluebird great crested flycatcher. Learn what features are best for birds and their safety. 3 2010 boxes in a tree made it clear to me that there had to be a better way. Have someone help you push the sides together so.

Otherwise you will have problems later. 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. If it is not right pull the sides apart and redo the step. 152 bird observer vol.

Clutch size phenology for common species. Results from research conducted on owl nest boxes of various sizes indicate smaller boxes. Violet green and tree swallows 4 x 5 1 2 9 6 1 3 8 w x. Turn the box 180 degrees and attach the back side the same way you attached the front side.

A typical barn owl nest box has a six inch entrance hole that is suitable for a barn owl but too small for a great horned owl and the hole should be approximately four inches above the floor of the box. Barred owl nest box plan and information. Barred owl nestlings in a box of the author s design. Our design is 11 ft3 with with nearly 6 ft2 of floor space.

Features of a good nest box. Other designs using wide pine boards were similarly heavy as well as prone to rapid decay. No perch is necessary and adding one will only give footing to predators.