Confirm the rodent control.

Lake Somerville State Park, Birch Creek Unit, Somerville's open grassland gives a barn owl pair real hunting ground, but siting a nest box here only makes sense once whatever rodent control the property already relies on is known. A barn owl that hunts rodenticide-poisoned prey is exposed to that poison itself through the food chain, the well documented secondary-exposure problem in raptor rodent control. This confirms the current method and gives the property a real seal-the-gaps exclusion alternative before the box ever goes up.

Where

Lake Somerville State Park, Birch Creek Unit, near Somerville, Burleson County, TX 77879 (public park, best-estimate day-use grassland edge) · Open the map

Pay

$85 proposed

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Proof

rodent-control-method record plus written switch agreement (when applicable) plus before after gap-seal photos plus GPS

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-09-13

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Steps

1. 1. Ask the park staff what rodent control method is currently used within roughly a quarter mile of the proposed box site, and record the answer exactly as given, without approaching, opening, or touching any bait station.
2. 2. If the answer names rodenticide bait, confirm in writing with the park staff that the bait will be discontinued or removed by their own staff or a licensed pest control provider before the box is sited, and record that agreement.
3. 3. Walk the nearest structure within the hunting radius and identify rodent-sized entry gaps at foundation vents, utility penetrations, and door thresholds; photograph each gap before sealing.
4. 4. Seal the identified gaps with hand tools and exclusion material (galvanized mesh, sealant, door sweeps as appropriate), then photograph the sealed gaps and record the rodenticide-to-exclusion agreement as the completed siting prerequisite.

What counts as done

• Confirmation of the rodent control method currently used within the box's hunting radius, recorded exactly as stated by the property contact
• Written agreement recorded when rodenticide bait was in use, confirming its discontinuation or removal by the property's own staff or provider
• Before photo of each identified rodent entry gap at the nearest structure
• After photo of every identified gap sealed with exclusion material
• Confirmation that no bait station or rodenticide product was ever approached, opened, or touched at any point in this rung

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.