Ian,
Following links are to surveys of 2 Powerful Owl nest hollows in Sydney with
help of Willoughby Council. They might throw some light on why the John Young
design is so big.
http://youtu.be/teAqMVt5gCo
http://youtu.be/kAYm6DuQIbk
I would be interested in what you find in your boxes
Chris Charles
www.licole.com.au
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www.licole.com.au
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> On 20 Dec 2015, at 12:35 PM, IROE <> wrote:
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> Hi all
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> I have just started work as the coordinator for Barron Catchment Care in
> Atherton. One of our old projects was working with landholders installing
> owl boxes on their properties. The project has stalled for a while, and as
> a keen birdo I'm more than happy to re-start it. Mixing business with
> pleasure!
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> I'm after some advice about owl boxes. The owl boxes Barron Catchment Care
> have are made from ply and around 1.5 metres deep. They are based on a
> design developed by John Young when he was working and living in Ingham.
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> Does anyone know of similar projects where there has been monitoring done of
> owl box use, and by what species of owl? Or possum. Or other users. And a
> big challenge is how to safely install large unwieldy boxes 10 m high up a
> tree.
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> I have serious questions about the durability of the boxes, and have heard
> of nesting boxes for cockatoos on Kangaroo Island made out of PVC pipe. And
> people over in WA using PVC pipe for nesting boxes.
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> If anyone can assist me on this matter, can they contact me at work on the
> following email address?
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> Thanks
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> Ian Sinclair
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