Use wood stock rough cut on both sides so birds can grip interior and exterior surfaces.
Barred owl house design.
You ll want to be able to access it in the future to remove any unwanted debris or animals out of it like squirrels.
Most experts recommend facing the opening northeast southeast or east.
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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.
This will provid e you with the center of the hole.
Avoid placing the owl house in locations where droppings or waste will be a problem.
Hang the owl house where there is mid day shade.
There are basically four ways to cut the entry hole.
This barred owl house is constructed with cedar pine or most any softwood.
Face the entry opening away from prevailing winds and direct afternoon sunlight.
For barn owls this can be a square about 6 by 7 inches 15 by 17 cm or an ellipse with a horizontal axis of 4 inches 11 5 cm and a vertical axis of 3 inches 9 5 cm depending on your owl house design.
You can then use a protractor or a string to draw the top oval.
This article describes how to build barred owl strix varia nest boxes that are durable lighter than previous designs and easy to maintain.
Barred owl box plan printed with permission from woodcrafting for wildlife 11 place wood chips in bottom of box.
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It has a 12 by 12 floor inside dimensions and is 22 floor to ceiling inside front.
Now you are ready to cut the hole.
The boxes are made from one half inch pressure treated pt plywood and are given strength by the innovative use of pt balusters attached to the interior of the box with stainless steel deck screws.
Direct sun for extended periods pose a risk for owlets.
A 7 by 7 entrance hole with straight cut bottom and sides and arched top is located 18 above the floor to top of hole.
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Barred owls prefer to nest in lowland mature forest areas.
1 you can use a bench jig saw like the one in the pic ture.