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We build and sell owl nest boxes to fundraise for RAPTOR, Inc., a local raptor rehabilitation center.

03/02/2024

12/30/2022

Friends,

With your help we've sold or gifted 19 owl nesting boxes across 11 counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana (map shown), raising $450 for raptor rehabilitation, education and habitat conservation since our inception 3 short years ago. Combining these numbers with our homegrown songbird houses, these figures jump to 67 birdhouses and $1280 raised for avian conservation (see Birdsong Gourdhouses for more detail). While we may be building fewer lumber-based owl nesting boxes than we did when we first started, we still take and fulfill every order we receive. In the near future we're hoping to have eastern screech owl nesting structures made out of our homegrown gourds. In the meantime, we'll continue working with lumber as we've been doing. Thanks for helping us to make the world more friendly to owls.

~ Michael and Katie

09/07/2022

Screech owl boxes before and after staining 🦉

09/05/2022

Our friends requested a nest box after hearing the familiar trills and whinnies of an eastern screech owl in their backyard trees. We were happy to build and install a box for them. Hopefully they'll get an owl to move in quickly. Have a blessed day. ~ Michael

12/24/2021

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! We're taking a break until the spring months as we need 60° weather days to weatherproof our birdhouses. In the spring we'll be offering homegrown, homemade songbird houses in addition to the screech owl nest boxes that we normally build.

Kind regards,
Michael & Katie
Homes for Hoots

02/17/2021

Here at RAPTOR Inc, our primary function is rescuing and rehabilitating local birds of prey. Here's what to do if you see a raptor in need.

09/27/2020

There's nothing quite like releasing an owl back into the wild after it has been rehabilitated. The eastern screech owl we released last night was transported to RAPTOR, Inc. a few months back as a fledgling with an eye injury. Despite being blind in one eye and unable to hunt live prey on its own initially, patience prevailed and this feisty screech owl would eventually prove itself capable of hunting and determined to reenter the wild. To us this is a highest testimony that can be said about an organization that rehabilitates wildlife. RAPTOR, Inc. is a perfect example of stewardship and we're proud to contribute to its vision.

09/26/2020

Greetings friends! My wife, Katie and I wanted to take a moment to thank y'all for the support and encouragement you've given us in our first year of philanthropy. Since we began this venture we have sold seven nest boxes and donated four (soon to be five) others in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. With the boxes we've sold we raised more than $200 for our feathered friends undergoing rehabilitation at RAPTOR, Inc.

As the pandemic continues to create issues with material sourcing, we are temporarily reducing our product selection and will be building only screech owl boxes through the Spring of 2021. That being said, we are now building screech owl / kestrel boxes out of either pine (right, $50) or cedar (left, $75). If you have questions please feel free to message us. RAPTOR, Inc. is working on updating their website to reflect the changes we mentioned. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please feel free to message us. Thanks again for your support and be safe!

Kind Regards,
Michael & Katie
Homes for Hoots

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My love for raptors, owls in particular, began when I first met my wife through our shared interest of the outdoors. After moving to a rural area and starting a family, we learned about local raptor rehabilitation center, RAPTOR, Inc. Inspired by their mission on our first visit, we decided to get involved through volunteering efforts and the construction of owl nest boxes.

Fast forward a few months and I built my first nest box for screech owls, donating this piece to the Cincinnati Nature Center. A short time later the Ohio Department of Natural Resources requested two barn owl boxes benefiting the Barn Owl Initiative. Considering the high retail cost of owl boxes, we wanted to make these boxes more affordable and attainable to the avid bird enthusiast. Combining a personal interest in woodworking with a passion for helping birds of prey, we decided to start this home business as a way of giving back to wildlife and to help raise money for RAPTOR, Inc. Helping to rehabilitate more than 300 birds of prey annually, RAPTOR, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is dedicated to the conservation of birds of prey via rehabilitation, education, research and community service.

Your support of our mission has a three-fold impact; firstly, we do not profit from any orders placed, all funds raised (less the cost of materials) are donated to RAPTOR, Inc. via their website; secondly, we strive to purchase our materials from local businesses whenever possible thereby supporting Ohio businesses; thirdly, your nest box will provide many years of shelter and support to birds of prey. All nest boxes we build are constructed using untreated lumber and rust-proof hardware. Our nest box plans are sourced from the Cornell Lab or Ornithology, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources.

To place an order or learn more about our product offerings please visit http://raptorinc.org/nest-boxes/. After your order has been placed, RAPTOR, Inc. will inform us of your order and we will begin construction of your nest box.