Barred Owl Box Design

Cutting layout for barred owl nest box design courtesy of mn dnr illustrations by wade henry.

Barred owl box design.

Return to wild acres owls in maryland contact us. There are basically four ways to cut the entry hole. Now you are ready to cut the hole. 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. 1 you can use a bench jig saw like the one in the pic ture. Creating a wild backyard barred owl nest box plan. Get a 4x8 sheet of 3 4 exterior grade pressure treated plywood.

Barred owls prefer to nest in lowland mature forest areas. You can then use a protractor or a string to draw the top oval. 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. You ll want to be able to access it in the future to remove any unwanted debris or animals out of it like squirrels.

We elected to use birch as it is stronger and more weather resistant than pine board. 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 plan printed with permission from woodcrafting for wildlife 11 place wood chips in bottom of box.