Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:59:53 EDT Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Gail Mackiernan Subject: RFI -Screech owl boxes Hi all -- Barry and I were thinking about getting a Screech owl box to encourage our little friends to move in. We did have one at our old house, but it was taken over by squirrels in short order, despite our constant removal of their nests. Any suggestions about siting an owl box to reduce this problem? What about hole size, is there a minimum that will accomodate the owl but not the squirrel (assuming the hole was bordered with chew-proof metal)? Advice would be appreciated... Cheers, Gail Mackiernan Silver Spring, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================