The box I had a screech owl in this winter was on a 2" metal pole next to my pond. It did not stay here after the 1st week in March though. Tony Lau Otsego, MN Wright Co.
On Fri, 2012-04-06 at 20:26 -0500, william bronn wrote: > For those who have reported "small owls" found in Wood-duck boxes: Have the > boxes been mounted on a tree or was it on a pole with the usual predator > guard (sheet metal cone)? What this question tries to address is whether the > box needs to be buried in a tree to be attractive to a small owl. I ask > because boxes buried in a tree are much harder to protect from predators; a > free standing post much easier. > > Bill Bronn > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
