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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-48--331742850 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Hi all, Cornell has a great website with nest box dimensions and other tips for = all sorts of species, here: = http://www.birds.cornell.edu/nestinginfo/nestboxref/construct At our tree swallow study sites around Gaspereau outside Wolfville, our = nest box holes are round and one and a half inches in diameter, which is = too small for starlings, but just fine for the swallows. It's so fine = for house sparrows, unfortunately, but there haven't been any around our = sites for several years now. Cheers, Andy Horn Halifax On Jun 2, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Marg Millard wrote: > Unfortunately this hole does not eliminate Starlings and this morning = there was a bit of a squabble. The Swallows have resumed nest building = and the Starlings have left for now but I=92m sure they will be back. It = would be a simple matter to switch the front of the box replacing it = with one having a smaller hole but I=92m afraid that would chase the = Swallows away. For now I am keeping a close eye on things but I=92m = wondering if anyone has suggestions and/or the dimensions of the = horizontal oval hole often used for Swallow boxes. > =20 > =20 > Kevin Lantz > =20 > ................................ > Kevin, I took a couple twigs or popsicle sticks and just ever so = slightly made my oval port smaller, didn't even take the house down. = Swallows watched and even flew about my head and as soon as I moved they = went back to the house. Might work for you. Someone here mentioned = trying this to me and it has worked well. > Marg Millard, White Point, Queens --Apple-Mail-48--331742850 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><base href=3D"x-msg://290/"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; ">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Cornell has a great = website with nest box dimensions and other tips for all sorts of = species, here: <a = href=3D"http://www.birds.cornell.edu/nestinginfo/nestboxref/construct">htt= p://www.birds.cornell.edu/nestinginfo/nestboxref/construct</a></div><div><= br></div><div>At our tree swallow study sites around Gaspereau outside = Wolfville, our nest box holes are round and one and a half inches in = diameter, which is too small for starlings, but just fine for the = swallows. It's so fine for house sparrows, unfortunately, but there = haven't been any around our sites for several years = now.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Andy = Horn</div><div>Halifax</div><div><br><div><div>On Jun 2, 2012, at 12:17 = PM, Marg Millard wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><div><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">Unfortunately this hole = does not eliminate Starlings and this morning there was a bit of a = squabble. The Swallows have resumed nest building and the Starlings have = left for now but I=92m sure they will be back. It would be a simple = matter to switch the front of the box replacing it with one having a = smaller hole but I=92m afraid that would chase the Swallows away. For = now I am keeping a close eye on things but I=92m wondering if anyone has = suggestions and/or the dimensions of the horizontal oval hole often used = for Swallow boxes.</font></span></div><div><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = face=3D"Times New Roman"></font></span> </div><div><span = lang=3D"EN-US"><font face=3D"Times New = Roman"></font></span> </div><div><span lang=3D"EN-US"><font = face=3D"Times New Roman">Kevin = Lantz</font></span></div></font></div><div> </div><div><font = size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">................................</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Kevin, I took a couple twigs or popsicle = sticks and just ever so slightly made my oval port smaller, didn't = even take the house down. Swallows watched and even flew about my head = and as soon as I moved they went back to the house. Might work for you. = Someone here mentioned trying this to me and it has worked = well.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Marg Millard, = White Point, = Queens</font></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-48--331742850--
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