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I like your video. Thanks for posting. At 5:11 you suggest running a bead of caulk where there is that 1/8 inch overlap. There are a whole lot of people who would say not to do that. Their theory is that any water that gets behind the siding needs a place to get out. Some siding underlayment (my incorrect word) even has vertical grooves to help channel any unwanted water down to the ground and away from the back side of the siding.

Anyone know what happened to Bill? I ordered a box in June & he was going to send it out. His dear wife went the hospital & I have yet to receive the owl box. I Bill & his wife are OK. He has a wealth of knowledge & I do like his videos. He’s a cool dude for sure.

Anyone out there know what happened to Bill?

Geez, edit out your cellphone going off or redo the vid. It's annoying as hell!!!

Can't find your email. I'm interested in price of the steering kit for vibe yellow fin 100

Thanks Bill.

I think i fit in the naturalist outdoorsman category. Thanks,lots of great information and positivity in this video. Im going to site a box for little owls in my wood,no better way to find out if they are in the area,or not. Thanks for all the useful tips. Best wishes from Devon.

where did you get the seat

*its 2024 and they make tripods for cell phone now!*

OK IS IT OK OR NOT OK OK. HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU SAY OK OK OK

They look like they’ll make a fine squirrel house .

UPDATE, UPDATE, UPDATE!!! I got my boards back from the cabnetry shop, and OH BOY! They did a great job for me! They put the boards through their CNC machine and milled that Dutch lap profile and added tonge/grooves, such that I now have boards that have tonge and grooves and the final product looks like two boards the exact size. Now all I have to do is cut the top of the extra boards with the touge, to make the thrid piece and slide it under the groove thats on the bottom of the first board. They charged me $140, which I think was a steal considering having to purchase a router bit for $90-100 and do all of the work. Hey Bill, your technique inspired this update. Thank you again for posting your video.

I just found you today. There is hardly anybody that talks about western Screech Owls?

I don’t have those big shop tools so I’m going take my material to a local cabinetry shop and pay them to shape this board like shown here. Thanks Bill for the video. Been chasing a solution for this problem for weeks now. My patience paid off.

Amazing work love your channel👍🏻 try going to your local Lumbermill and asking for their scrap saves money 👌🏻

Wish you shared the plans for us DIY folks

Good video! What is the best height for these boxes?

Thank you so much for this.. so very helpful! ALL OF IT! 😊

They do share the same areas. However the barred owl boxes are larger and need to go much higher usually a minimum of 20 ft

willing to share the plans for us DIY folks?

How high for Barred owls? do they share the same area?

Cool Stuff

Hell of a video, saved me a ton of time from replacing the fuel pump unnecessarily!

I bought the kit because I wanted to support Bill’s work and show appreciation for his knowledge of screech owls. The owl box assembly was very straight forward and didn’t take long. The pre-drilled holes took the guesswork out. I installed a ring pedestal camera on the access door, and it gives a clear view of the bedding. The kit is very clever, well thought out, and reflects his owl knowledge.

In my area we have great horned owls, western screech owls, barn owls, and possibly spotted owls. The great horned is the only one that I have heard in our garden (I'm impressed with the great horned's ability to survive in urban areas like this). Any recommendations for an owl box or two?

This is the worse siding ever invented...

thank you for the great info!

Ohio, so I am afraid of the dam raccoons thinking of putting 4” pipe in the ground and welding a platform to bolt to. My wood duck houses I built side pivot clean out door onto. Replace pine shavings in. Do I need to clean out? Or stay away? I will put boxes on east side of my woods on the fence line overlooking fields, and hope for the best the highway US 30 would be 1000 yds to the south. Should be good wind protection. Thank you

Quick question: How big is YOUR folders coffee can? Mine is only 9 oz. (kinda small) But I remember my mom's was quite a bit bigger than mine, probably 2x bigger...

Bill, how do I order one of your owl boxs Thank you.

What are my odds in cutting a hole in the floor to access the fuel pump?

The OSB siding I'm using to replace my Masonite fascia and soffit is 3/8 of an inch thick. Home Depot - Model # 498558 Store SKU # 498558 - LP SmartSide - 4 ft x 8 ft x 0.375 in 38 Series Cedar Texture Soffit Engineered Treated Wood Siding I believe Bill Gibson used the following: Home Depot - Model # 28869 Store SKU # 694876 - LP SmartSide - 7.84 in x 144 in x 0.315 in Lap Engineered Treated Composite Siding - $10.92 One of these might the same as what he used or could be the one you need. Rockler #21522 is 2-1/2" D x 1/2" H x 1/2" Shank Cove Horizontal Raised Panel Bit - $89.99 Each Rockler #39456 is 3-1/2" D x 5/8" H x 1/2" Shank Cove Horizontal Raised Panel Bit - $114.99 Each

Do you make boxes for great horned owls?

I bought a cheap fuel pump for my sequoia on Amazon and the terminals for the pump dissolved after a couple years

What camera is recommended for the owl box?

Can I use dried Live Oak leaves for bedding instead of pine shavings? I've got an excess of leaves! And if I CAN use them, (which seems like it should be ok) should I mulch them into tiny pieces? Or Medium pieces? Or Leave them whole? As long as I'm doing this, I may as well do it right!

You mentioned the boxes can be regional. What part of Texas are you in? I'm in Central Texas, in the Hill Country, West of Austin. I'm starting to notice owls hanging around, and I'd like to put a box up to keep them close by. We have had those horrible developers cutting down massive amounts of old growth oak trees around here. It's really hard to watch. And then there was what people are calling TreeMaggedon last February (2023) when thousands of tree limbs, and entire trees, broke from "the" ice storm. I'm betting that's what has brought the owls down to my neighborhood which has very large, old oaks, still thriving. Like I said, I really would like to keep the owls around! But I haven't been able to see them clear enough to ID the type. I only know they are on the small side, and I'm thinking they are brown. It's always so dark on the rare occasions I see them! And I don't want to be one of those humans who use the flash on my camera just so I can better see the owl! It's not a lot of info to go on! But probably Screech Owls? I'm just guessing. I don't have much experience with owls. I suppose the owl looking for a nesting site knows which box to choose that is best for them. I think that's so cool ! Now I'm wondering how many boxes can I put up in my small yard. It's only 100x100 feet. (But I have 7 very large, more than 200 year old oaks. Basically a shade covered lot with a house underneath the trees!) And I have 3 different places that are ideal for boxes. Except, 2 of those places might be too close together? The 2 trees are about 15 feet apart. But they both have a clear view of the Southern exposure. I don't know if the owls don't mind other owl neighbors so close by? Or perhaps they are territorial and would compete for space? Maybe I should only put up one box in my small space? I'll take a look at the Cornell site just in case you don't see this comment. But I'm asking you anyway, simply because I like to gather as much information as possible. And I did hear you speak of your experience, which I consider invaluable! Edit: Well, I should've waited to watch the entire video before asking my questions! You mentioned the Dallas/Ft.Worth metroplex, so I'll assume that's where you are. Good to know! I have family up there & I'm going to send them this video & push them to put up owl boxes too! They're gunna love me for THAT one! (Not) But they're used to it from me, I'm always pushing SOMETHING Nature related toward them! Thank You for all the great Owl Box info in this video! I've seen other videos, but yours has better information geared toward the species to which we should be building. And THAT'S what I've been looking for! It's very helpful to see a person with experience explaining these details who is in, or near, my region. Any tips on how I can better see the owls at night to get a better ID? I do not have a nature cam, wish I did tho...

Should have changed the fuel filter as 1st diagnostic as it is way cheaper and the primary causation of low or no fuel at the fuel rail. At least should have changed it with fuel pump, or for sure mentioned it.

I’ve seen some people suggest using peppermint or tea tree oil (sprayed on or around the box) as a way to deter squirrels without discouraging the owls. Do you have any experience with that?

I had aboit 200 sqaure feet of rotted masonite out of 3000 square feet of siding. Just replaced it with vinyl siding instead of fixing it. Once it starts getting water damage its game over.

Love how you completely skipped the difficult part -- dropping the fuel tank. Seriously?

I have a large hay barn that is open one end. Could I mount one of these at the back of the barn? It would be completely dry for the owls and there are plenty of mice and rats for them to grab. They would be doing me a favour. I know I have owls flying into my barn as I've seen the pellets they deposit on the floor. That's the indigestible parts of the rodents they make into a ball.

Hi Bill, I'm having the same problem as others with making sure that I'm getting the correct router bit from Rockler. They have discontinued the Part # 733175215220 and their support is telling me to order Item #21522, however it states 2-1/2" D x 1/2" H x 1/2" Shank Rockler Cove Horizontal Raised Panel Bit. Can I use this bit? Thank you!!!

Just went and picked one up after seeing yours, thanks for showing the build

Awesome! I think this is exactly what I am needing!

Would love your thoughts on making your fix work where the 1st "starter" board at the bottom is rotted and needs to be replaced.

Still doing the mods, floats what does it give the maximum weight limit up to.

Is it possible to order a Screech owl box from you? I have a tall skinny box I get owls in every year. But after hearing your story, I'd like to replace it with a wider one with an offset hole.

Have a photo of the barn owl box? I'd like to order a screech and barn owl boxes.

How much are the screech owl boxes? Gil from Grand Prairie