Barred Owl Cam Inside Box
WBU Owl Cam!
Meet the Owlets, Moss & Maple!
Meet Moss & Maple, our newly-named owlets. Thanks to everyone who voted to name the owlets. Congrats to Linda from Wauwatosa, WI and Dianne from Cincinnati, OH, winners of $50 WBU gift cards.
Moss and Maple are growing fast and recently branched outside of the nest box. Our outside camera now features pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) capabilities, giving us the ability to follow the owlets as they explore beyond the box. We’ll be doing our best to keep eyes on them and share their journey for as long as we can!
Jim Carpenter, Founder and CEO of Wild Birds Unlimited has had an owl box in his backyard since 1998. Owls have nested in his owl box almost every year for the past 16 years. Learn more about the history of the WBU Owl box here.
See below for highlights from previous year's WBU Barred Owl Cam here.
Barred Owl Cam Outside Box
2025 WBU Owl Cam Timeline
Mama Owl Checked Out the Box: Mid-February
First Egg Laid: March 5, 2025
Second Egg Laid: March 8, 2025
First Egg Hatched: April 6, 2025
Second Egg Hatched: April 7, 2025
First Owlet Fledged: May 11, 2025
Second Owlet Fledged: May 12, 2025
Incubation typically lasts 28 – 33 days from when the first or second egg is laid.
The WBU Barred Owl Cam is a partnership between Wild Birds Unlimited and The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Visit the lab’s All About Birds website to learn more about Barred Owls and to check out additional bird cams.
Highlight Clips 2025
A rare capture on the outside cam of the Barred Owl pair mating - March 6, 2025.
A special visitor drops by