These are Barred Owls, located in central North Carolina, in what is now a suburb. There were some 800 acres of old growth forest, now cleared for subdivisions. So the wild life has been sqeezed into the older neighborhoods where trees are 70-80 years old. These owls have nested in this box, some 200 feet behind my house, for the past 6 years. It is a heavily wooded area with a clear understory, that owls prefer to hunt in.
Leesville Owls is a nest box camera in the Leesville Township in central North Carolina.
The Barred Owl (Strix varia) is a large typical owl native to North America. It goes by many other names, including Eight Hooter, Rain Owl, Wood Owl, and Striped Owl, but is probably best known as the Hoot Owl based on its call. The most common mnemonic device for remembering the call is "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all."
The Barred Owl has been known to live up to 10 years in the wild and 23 years in captivity.
Eggs should began hatching around 23 March.
1st egg laid Feb. 21, 2nd Feb. 23, 3rd Feb. 28, 2012
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/leesville-owls