A barred owl, dubbed Shakespeare, sits in a tree at Eagle Creek Park. Barred owls are one of the types of owls in Indiana that benefit from nesting boxes.

A barred owl, dubbed Shakespeare, sits in a tree at Eagle Creek Park. Barred owls are one of the types of owls in Indiana that benefit from nesting boxes.

The boxes for the barred owl, however, need be only 12 to 15 feet above the ground, also attached to a live tree or a post. These bird prefers to have the boxes more within a wooded area, but ...

Several years ago a couple renting our “cabin in the woods” put up a barred owl nesting box. Apparently it was the right size and the right height and the right location — despite being what ...