Turn the box 180 degrees and attach the back side the same way you attached the front side.
Barred owl nest box.
I always place the box in a hardwood tree near some hemlocks.
The entrance hole should face away from the prevailing rain direction if possible.
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.
Squirrels mayfill the box up with sticks and leaves making it impossible for owls to use it.
Assemble this nest box with corrosion resistant screws fit to pre drilled countersunk pilot holes to reduce wood splitting.
Mount so that no branches or leaves obscure the entrance hole.
May however need to get to the box to take a squirrel nest out of it.
The first project we have chosen is to build owl nest boxes homes for barred owls.
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The barred owl nest box has a 12 by 12 floor 22 inside floor to ceiling 7 diameter entrance hole with a leveled bottom located 18 above the floor to the top of the hole and ventilation openings in the floor and under the roof.
Locate box within 200 of water if possible.
The hardwoods have fewer branches and are easier to access with a ladder or climbing steps such as archers use.
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 it is not right pull the sides apart and redo the step.
Barred owls are widely found throughout the continental united states and canada.
So don t place a nest box on a building or a bare pole.
Otherwise you will have problems later.
If you have some.
Have someone help you push the sides together so.
Jcs wildlife barn owl nesting box with 3 sided exercise platform.
As with many owl species their greatest challenge is finding adequate nesting habitat.
Place 3 4 of wood chips in bottom of box.
Barred owl box plan printed with permission from woodcrafting for wildlife 11 place wood chips in bottom of box.
They are well adapted to living in a wide variety of climates and biomes.
Barred owls prefer to nest in lowland mature forest areas.
Nest boxes for barred owls must be placed within the dense forest not on the edge.
Squirrels nest in the fall when barred owls are not paying much attention to their nest cavities.