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Hi all,
I finished cleaning out my swallow boxes today and the results from 201=
7 were down substantially. I have 30 boxes that I've maintained for a numb=
er of years and 2017 produced only 9 boxes containing nests with breeding e=
vidence - down from 15 in 2016. This drop was somewhat expected as swallow =
activity in general last year seemed low.
On the positive side there was a large increase in the number of flyin=
g squirrel nests; 8 full and partial, which was surprising as I had none in=
2016. Two of the flying squirrel nests had adults and one no adult but at =
least one baby squirrel (I'm not sure what baby squirrels are called) but n=
o adult. All nests were composed of grasses (normal) and some kind of fibro=
us material like blown in insulation which I haven't seen used here by flyi=
ng squirrels. No idea where it originated. All the flying squirrel nests we=
re in one general area which was also odd. I don't know if this increased f=
lying squirrel activity is local or has been noted in other places in the p=
rovince.
Two boxes were blown down over the winter and one of those was used by =
mice/voles. About two-thirds of the boxes had entrance holes enlarged by sq=
uirrels and will have to have the doors replaced.
Here are the 2017 results:
9 tree swallow nests with breeding evidence
5 partial swallow nests (1 had a empty flying squirrel nest on top of a par=
tial swallow nest)
2 empty red squirrel nests
3 active flying squirrel nests (2 with adults and maybe young and 1 with at=
least 1 young squirrel but no adult)
3 empty flying squirrel nests (1 was on top of partial swallow nest - see p=
artial swallow nests above)
2 partial flying squirrel nests
7 empty boxes
All the best.
Fritz
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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
I finished cleaning out my swallow boxes today and the result=
s from 2017 were down substantially. I have 30 boxes that I've m=
aintained for a number of years and 2017 produced only 9 boxes co=
ntaining nests with breeding evidence - down from 15
<span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-s=
erif; font-size: 12pt;">
in 2016. This drop was somewhat expected as swallow activity in general&nbs=
p;last year seemed low.</span></div>
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">=
On the positive side there was a large increase in the =
number of flying squirrel nests; 8 full and partial, which
was </span>surprising<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"> as I had none =
in 2016. Two of the flying squirrel nests had adults and one no adult but a=
t least one baby squirrel (I'm not sure what baby squirrels are called) but=
no adult. All nests were composed of grasses
(normal) and some kind of </span>fibrous<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">&=
nbsp;material like blown in insulation which I haven't seen used here by fl=
ying squirrels. No idea where it
</span>originated<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">. All the flying squ=
irrel nests were in one general area which was also odd. I don't know if th=
is increased flying squirrel activity is local or has been noted in ot=
her places in the province.</span></font></div>
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" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">=
Two boxes were blown down over the winter and one of those wa=
s used by mice/voles. About
</span>two-thirds of the<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"> boxes had en=
trance holes enlarged by squirrels and will have to have the doors replaced=
.</span></font></div>
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">=
Here are the 2017 results: </span></font></div>
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" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">=
9 tree swallow nests with breeding evidence</span></font></div>
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">=
5 partial swallow nests (1 had a empty flying squirrel nest on top of =
a partial swallow nest)</span></font></div>
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">2 empty red squirrel nests &=
nbsp;</font></div>
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">3 active flying squirrel nests (2=
with adults and maybe young and 1 with at least 1 young squirrel but =
no adult)</font></div>
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">3 empty flying squirrel nests (1 =
was on top of partial swallow nest - see partial swallow nests above)</font=
></div>
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">2 partial flying squirrel nests</=
font></div>
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">7 empty boxes </font></div>
<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"> All the best.</font=
></div>
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