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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-BACCA371-3BEB-4D23-8B8F-0C64336B9B0B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A Pileated WP went around the perimeter of our Barred Owl box after the Wood= Ducks left. Not enlarging the hole but just making a circular bevel around t= he perimeter. I never saw it return after the initial remodelling.=20 Nancy E Dalhousie, Kings Co.=20 Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 18, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: >=20 > Interesting thought, Andrew. That shot was from about 10 years ago, but I t= hink I remember the extension as more woodpecker-like chunks as opposed to c= lawings. And, although there are a few raccoons up that way, I'd still think= it more likely to be the doings of a Flicker (many of whom have roosted in m= y boxes, but never nested). >=20 > Randy >=20 > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. >=20 >=20 >> On 18 August 2014 15:14, Hebda, Andrew J <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> wrote: >> The Wreck Cove image... raccoon sitting on the top of the box? >>=20 >> A >>=20 >> ________________________________________ >> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on be= half of Randy Lauff [randy.lauff@gmail.com] >> Sent: August-18-14 2:55 PM >> To: NatureNS >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] woodpeckers & bird-house holes >>=20 >> I've had a couple of nest box modifications over my almost two decades of= working with owls. Ones I've taken pictures of are: >>=20 >> Within the core of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park: http://people= .stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/newhole.jpg, a new hole in the side of the box. >>=20 >> In the Wreck Cove area, a demon clawed its way into the box (I was actual= ly a bit nervous checking this one): http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/enl= argedhole.jpg >>=20 >> Randy >>=20 >> _________________________________ >> RF Lauff >> Way in the boonies of >> Antigonish County, NS. >>=20 >>=20 >> On 18 August 2014 14:31, bdigout <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca<mailto:bdigout@se= aside.ns.ca>> wrote: >>=20 >> A few years ago, a Hairy enlarged our swallow box hole two years in a row= , until I moved it onto a light post attached to our step. This worked for a= year, and had the dual effect of helping to keep the sparrows away. This y= ear, the determined sparrows kept the swallows away, even though the sparrow= s couldn't fit in the hole. Result...nothing nested in this box, although C= hickadees took up residence in one nearby. >>=20 >> Billy >=20 --Apple-Mail-BACCA371-3BEB-4D23-8B8F-0C64336B9B0B Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>A Pileated WP went around the perimeter of our Barred Owl box after the Wood Ducks left. Not enlarging the hole but just making a circular bevel around the perimeter. I never saw it return after the initial remodelling. </div><div><br></div><div>Nancy</div><div>E Dalhousie, Kings Co. </div><div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Aug 18, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Interesting thought, Andrew. That shot was from about 10 years ago, but I think I remember the extension as more woodpecker-like chunks as opposed to clawings. And, although there are a few raccoons up that way, I'd still think it more likely to be the doings of a Flicker (many of whom have roosted in my boxes, but never nested).<div> <br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 18 August 2014 15:14, Hebda, Andrew J <span dir="ltr"><HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> The Wreck Cove image... raccoon sitting on the top of the box?<br> <br> A<br> <br> ________________________________________<br> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Randy Lauff [randy.lauff@gmail.com]<br> Sent: August-18-14 2:55 PM<br> To: NatureNS<br> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] woodpeckers & bird-house holes<br> <div class="im HOEnZb"><br> I've had a couple of nest box modifications over my almost two decades of working with owls. Ones I've taken pictures of are:<br> <br> Within the core of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park: http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/newhole.jpg, a new hole in the side of the box.<br> <br> In the Wreck Cove area, a demon clawed its way into the box (I was actually a bit nervous checking this one): http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/enlargedhole.jpg<br> <br> Randy<br> <br> _________________________________<br> RF Lauff<br> Way in the boonies of<br> Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br> <br> </div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On 18 August 2014 14:31, bdigout <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca<mailto:bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>> wrote:<br> <br> A few years ago, a Hairy enlarged our swallow box hole two years in a row, until I moved it onto a light post attached to our step. This worked for a year, and had the dual effect of helping to keep the sparrows away. This year, the determined sparrows kept the swallows away, even though the sparrows couldn't fit in the hole. Result...nothing nested in this box, although Chickadees took up residence in one nearby.<br> <br> Billy<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> </div></blockquote></body></html> --Apple-Mail-BACCA371-3BEB-4D23-8B8F-0C64336B9B0B--
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