Owl box

Looks like you’re up and running. It’s amazing what you can do with just a bandsaw; I had mine for years before I bought a TS.

-- Don, Royersford, PA

Do owls nest that close to a deck ? LOL Good job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Cool project and well done… I’m interested in seeing how it pans out for you (if you get any residents in it). We have some owls around my home and wouldn’t mind learning more about it. Think it could not only be cool to have an owl living in my back yard, but I could see it helping my garden by scaring off certain visitors (rabbits).

Thanks for sharing and the idea!

-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.

Nice box. Hope you can keep the squirrels out of it. It is great fun to see the birds come and go.

One possible problem might be water getting in at the hinge side of the roof when it rains. Likewise on the sides of the roof need a little more over hang that would keep things dryer inside. You don’t show the sides so you may have air vents but you should also have a small gap between the sides and the roof or vent holes near the top for ventilation.

I have built a lot of bird boxes from large wood duck nests to little wren boxes and the birds do not like a wet nest box. Wet nesting material saps heat from the hatchlings and can harbor diseases and parasites. Some birds like Wood Ducks need nesting materials installed; they don’t collect their own. The screech owls that have used my duck boxes don’t seem to add any nesting materials either; other than feathers they pull from their body. I use pine shavings. Cedar shavings are not recommended because they have been reported to be toxic to some young birds.

-- Les B, Oregon

Screech owls apparently only need 10-15ft clearance from human occupied buildings – they will sometimes attack for a few days when the young first hatch.

The inside is filled with oak chips from a new project. Unfortunately, this has been sitting on my deck waiting for me to get it into an appropriate tree. The good news is that it is sitting under a leaking gutter and the oak chips are staying dry.

I will post pics if something makes it a home.

Great job, i need to make one, what are the dimensions?

-- 1 John 3:16