Here you go Roxie... Try this box. I am not selling or making anything, but this guy is an Ornithologist and knows what kind of box really attracts owls... They are made from old fence wood (see pic) and seem more natural than the stuff you buy in the store, which is new wood. I have seen pics of your yard and you should have no trouble getting an owl or maybe more than one if you space your boxes far enough apart and put them up high enough... I think they say 10-12 feet up. I would go higher... He is behind on orders. I can't wait to get another one...

http://owlshack.com


Mel: Shame, shame...!! You don't know what you are missing... You are up there where you already have owls and hawks, you just don't see them. Haven't you heard of the fiasco with Paula Zahn and the Red-tailed hawk pair (Palemale and Lola) over in Central Park on Fifth Ave? They have produced a number of babies right on her building... There are a number of bird lovers up your way... Check out pics of Palemale below. These (and owls) are beautiful and fascinating carniverous birds who eat mice (meeces) rats, and other small creatures, unfortunately, squirrels (sob). They help keep critters out of your city... If you have a park, try some binoculars and see take a look at the different birds you are missing...

http://www.palemale.com

Today, my poor owl is trying his best to rest. Meanwhile, the bluejays are bombarding his box and trying to run him off. Don't ask me how they know he is in there, but they arrived screaming in full force with a Super Bowl backup group... (Loud)

Billye: I don't know if they are a pair for sure, just guessing. It is getting towards breeding season and I doubt they would tolerate the closeness if they were not a pair or at least a potential pair... Watch and see where their nest is-if they are Great-horned owls, their nest will be a big round nest, mid to high up and built out of a lot of sticks and stuff... You have to look carefully to see them. In the daytime, they sit very still on the nest, daddy is usually not far away and may bring dinner towards dusk or evening (not your typical Jack in the Box). Their babies are wonderful to watch...

Can you tell what kind of call are they making?

Cathie