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Owl Boxes

To: IROE <>
Subject: Owl Boxes
From: Chris Charles <>
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:51:29 +0000
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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www.licole.com.au
Sent from my iPhone

> 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!
>
>
>
> 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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