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Index of Subjects This message is in MIME format. --=_T4YqH4cbp9UdF1RkP04xkQ1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes Content-Description: Plaintext Message Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Ron, There are a number of boxes at the Port Williams Sewer Treatment facility. I've had success with oval holes, drill two side by side 1" or even 7/8", then rasp the small triangles to create an oval hole. The tree swallows seem to go in easily, the hole is the shape of their body contours. Also when the young are begging at the door two can be fed at the same time without the adult entering the box. http://www.fraservalleybirding.com/Articles/Nest%20Boxes.htm Best of luck with this, George Forsyth Quoting Ron Wilson <solidago123@gmail.com>: > Hello All > Are Starling usually able to enter Tree Swallow nesting boxes? > > I built the boxes with a 1+1/2 inch entrance hole which is what the > Tree Swallow box specs call for. > > Starlings have been coming and going to one of the boxes today and > this is not something I wish to encourage - to put it mildly. > > Thanks, Ron Wilson > Somerset NS > > --=_T4YqH4cbp9UdF1RkP04xkQ1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Description: HTML Message Content-Disposition: inline <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title></title> </head> <body style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px"> <p>Hi Ron,<br> <br> <br> There are a number of boxes at the Port Williams Sewer Treatment facility. I've had success with oval holes, drill two side by side 1" or even 7/8", then rasp the small triangles to create an oval hole. The tree swallows seem to go in easily, the hole is the shape of their body contours. Also when the young are begging at the door two can be fed at the same time without the adult entering the box.<br> <br> http://www.fraservalleybirding.com/Articles/Nest%20Boxes.htm<br> <br> Best of luck with this,<br> George Forsyth<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Quoting Ron Wilson <solidago123@gmail.com>:</p> <blockquote style="border-left:2px solid blue;margin-left:2px;padding-left:12px;" type="cite"> <div dir="ltr">Hello All <div> </div> <div>Are Starling usually able to enter Tree Swallow nesting boxes?</div> <div> </div> <div>I built the boxes with a 1+1/2 inch entrance hole which is what the Tree Swallow box specs call for.</div> <div> </div> <div>Starlings have been coming and going to one of the boxes today and this is not something I wish to encourage - to put it mildly.</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks, Ron Wilson</div> <div> Somerset NS </div> <div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p><br> <br></p> </body> </html> --=_T4YqH4cbp9UdF1RkP04xkQ1--
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