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Hi all,
I finished cleaning out my swallow boxes and observing how many of them=
were used in 2015. The results were down a bit based on 2012-2014 results.=
I'm not sure if that's because of the late spring last year or other Tree =
Swallow related issues.
I added 6 new boxes in 2015 bringing the new total to 30. I also replac=
ed some of the older boxes and repaired others. The 2015 results were:
15 - boxes with nests and breeding evidence (one nest is probably from 2014=
, as one box wasn't cleaned last season because it contained a live Flying =
Squirrel)
1 - box with partial nest (no feathers or breeding evidence)
14 - empty boxes
Seven of the boxes had squirrel nests/roosts; some in boxes without nes=
ts others on top on Tree Swallow nests. No squirrels were found. The 2015 r=
esults were:
2 Flying Squirrel nests in empty boxes
3 partial Flying Squirrel nests in empty boxes
2 Red Squirrel nests on top of successful Tree Swallow nests
3 successful nests contained unhatched eggs (1 with 1 egg; 1 with 2 eggs an=
d 1 with 3 eggs).
The only mystery was in the box I had left uncleaned from last season =
because it had a live Flying Squirrel in it. I thought I had seen a Flying =
Squirrel nest on top of a Tree Swallow nest in the box but when I checked i=
t today the box contained only the Tree Swallow nest. I must have just assu=
med there was a Flying Squirrel nest in the box, but who knows. All the bes=
t.
Fritz McEvoy
Sunrise Valley, CB
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<p>Hi all,</p>
<p> I finished cleaning out my swallow boxes and observing&nbs=
p;how many of them were used in 2015. The results were down a bit =
;based on 2012-2014 results. I'm not sure if that's because of th=
e late spring last year or other Tree Swallow related issues.</p>
<p> I added 6 new boxes in 2015 bringing the new total to=
30. I also replaced some of the older boxes and repaired others. The =
2015 results were:</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>15 - boxes with nests and breeding evidence (one nest is probably from 2=
014, as one box wasn't cleaned last season because it contained a live=
Flying Squirrel)</p>
<p> 1 - box with partial nest (no feathers or breeding evidence)</p>
<p>14 - empty boxes</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p> Seven of the boxes had squirrel nests/roosts; some in boxe=
s without nests others on top on Tree Swallow nests. No squirrels=
were found. The 2015 results were:</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>2 Flying Squirrel nests in empty boxes</p>
<p>3 partial Flying Squirrel nests in empty boxes</p>
<p>2 Red Squirrel nests on top of successful Tree Swallow nests</p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">3 s</span><span style=3D"font-size: 12p=
t;">uccessful nests contained unhatched </span><span style=3D"font-siz=
e: 12pt;">eggs (1 with 1 egg; 1 with 2 eggs and 1 with 3 eggs). </span=
></p>
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<p><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"=
> The only mystery was in the box I had left uncleaned f=
rom last season because it had a live Flying Squirrel in it. I thought=
I had seen a Flying Squirrel nest on top of a Tree Swallow
nest in the box but when I checked it today the box contained only the Tre=
e Swallow nest. I must have just assumed there was a Flying Squirrel nest i=
n the box, but who knows. All the best.</span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"> &nbs=
p; Fritz McEvoy</span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"> &nbs=
p; Sunrise Valley, C=
B</span></p>
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