Barred Owl Box Design

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.

Barred owl box design.

This will provid e you with the center of the hole. If you don t use the treated plywood you can expect the box to fall apart in a few years. Creating a wild backyard barred owl nest box plan. Now you are ready to cut the hole.

You can then use a protractor or a string to draw the top oval. 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. 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. Get a 4x8 sheet of 3 4 exterior grade pressure treated plywood.

Return to wild acres owls in maryland contact us. You ll want to be able to access it in the future to remove any unwanted debris or animals out of it like squirrels. Hanging your barred owl box. Cutting layout for barred owl nest box design courtesy of mn dnr illustrations by wade henry.

There are basically four ways to cut the entry hole. We elected to use birch as it is stronger and more weather resistant than pine board. 1 you can use a bench jig saw like the one in the pic ture.