In a message dated 11/14/2008 9:55:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
 writes:

I'll  tell you my secret for attracting screech owls and other 
good birds.  First, have massive winds inflict severe damage on lots of trees 
in your  yard on several memorable occasions. Then, if a tree is merely 
smashed but  not uprooted, leave it as a 15- to 20-foot stub rather than 
cutting it  down completely. Next, wait a few years as these damaged trunks 
decay and  crumble (helped along by woodpeckers and squirrels), and voila! 
You've now  got many excellent nesting and roosting sites -- until the tree 
collapses  completely or your neighbors complain.

Janet  Millenson



Ahhh, so that's the secret! Well the previous owners here must've   really 
hated trees, because they planted so few (or they really really liked  grass). 
So it looks as if I will be owlless for a great many years...
 
I am however helping mother nature recreate a small field in our front side  
yard, which, hopefully, in many years will be the bane of the neighborhood! If 
I  cannot attract an owl to my box then perhaps I can attract its rodent 
desires to  my field...
 
Rick
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