Barred Owl Nest Box Cam

Join Betty (female) and Maverick (male) in their third nesting season. Located in Milwaukee, WI, this nest box camera is part of a Barred Owl Monitoring Project run by Schlitz Audubon in collaboration with Bill Stout, a licensed raptor bander.

For the safety of the birds, their offspring, and integrity of the project, all information regarding their location is private.

We will be tracking events and listing them below, from egg laying through fledging. The average incubation period for barred owls is 28-33 days. Young owls grow quickly and fledge (or leave the nest) 28-35 days after hatching. 

We thank our partners at WE Energies for their support in continued maintenance of this nest box.

Significant Occurrences

March 12: Betty lays her first egg.

March 16: Betty lays a second egg.

April 14: The first egg hatches.

April 15: The second egg hatches.