Try to place the owl house facing north or in a location that is protected from the sun.
Diy barred owl house.
2 6 inch long by 1 1 2 or 2 inch.
The best time to hang a barred owl house is november.
These attractive owls are interesting to watch and listen too as they give their familiar hoot hoot calls.
If you have a conifer tree nearby this will help attract them to using the owl house.
This will provid e you with the center of the hole.
1 2 sheet 4 x 4 3 4 plywood pressure treated if desired exterior wood glue.
Now you are ready to cut the hole.
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.
1 5 8 ths exterior wood screws.
Cut wood to use for the front back sides roof and floor of the owl house.
In november the bees are hibernating and barred owls will have 3 months to find the house.
Barred owl box plan printed with permission from woodcrafting for wildlife 11 place wood chips in bottom of box.
Drill 2 ventilation holes inch diameter about one inch from the.
Males like to roost in a nearby tree.
To ensure proper drainage drill 6 8 holes evenly spaced and inch diameter in the floor piece.
1 you can use a bench jig saw like the one in the pic ture.
Building a barred owl nest box.
Male barred owls are the ones who pick the nesting location.
Front 7 75 w x 16 75 l back 7 75 w x 32.
You can then use a protractor or a string to draw the top oval.
There are basically four ways to cut the entry hole.
If you emulate their call at night they often will respond and fly in to take a look.