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Index of Subjects --90e6ba6e8a181f3d8904bbd3b7ce Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kevin and all: It's not too late to put up owl boxes for this season...other people may know better the range of nest-start dates for Barred Owls, but I suspect not all of them have yet started. And if you want to put up boxes for the infinitely cuter (not that I'm biased or anything) Saw-whets, you definitely have time. Although nestings for this species can start in March, most are April-May. Here's a short series of pages with plans and instructions. I'd love to hear of any nestings. http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/research/nestboxes_files/NestBox1.html Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 21 March 2012 22:25, Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote= : > Further thoughts on the raccoon situation...simply removing one doesn't > ensure it won't be taken up by another as soon as the first one is gone. = If > one raccoon found it to be a great nest spot location...another one will > often fill the nest box if you remove the first one. > I see this all the time when people get a nuisance wildlife control perso= n > to remove a raccoon..but haven't dealt with the reason the raccoon is the= re > in the first place ( food availability, nest spot,etc)....another one jus= t > fills the spot. > > Helene > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Kevin Lantz <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca>wrot= e: > >> Thanks to everyone who provided suggestions regarding the Owl box >> situation both here and via email. I will probably leave the Raccoons wh= ere >> they are and I=92m now looking for a location for a second box to be put= up >> in the fall. >> >> >> >> Kevin >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Helene Van Doninck DVM > Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre > RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 > 902-893-0253 > birdvet@hotmail.com > www.cwrc.net > Our 2012 Wildlife Calendars <http://cwrc.net/?page_id=3D224> are now > available! > > --90e6ba6e8a181f3d8904bbd3b7ce Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kevin and all:<div><br></div><div>It's not too late to put up owl boxes= for this season...other people may know better the range of nest-start dat= es for Barred Owls, but I suspect not all of them have yet started.</div> <div><br></div><div>And if you want to put up boxes for the infinitely cute= r (not that I'm biased or anything) Saw-whets, you definitely have time= . Although nestings for this species can start in March, most are April-May= .</div> <div><br></div><div>Here's a short series of pages with plans and instr= uctions. I'd love to hear of any nestings.</div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/research/nestboxes_files/NestBox1.html= ">http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/research/nestboxes_files/NestBox1.html</a>= =A0</div> <div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all">________________________________= _<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 21 March 2012 22:25, Helene Van Donin= ck <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com">helene= .birdvet@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot= e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Further thoughts on the raccoon situation...simply removing one doesn't= ensure it won't be taken up by another as soon as the first one is gon= e. If one raccoon found it to be a great nest spot location...another one w= ill often fill the nest box if you remove the first one.=A0<div> I see this all the time when people get a nuisance wildlife control person = to remove a raccoon..but haven't dealt with the reason the raccoon is t= here in the first place ( food availability, nest spot,etc)....another one = just fills the spot.=A0</div> <div><br></div><div>Helene<div class=3D"im"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo= te">On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Kevin Lantz <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a h= ref=3D"mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">klantz@ns.sympatico= .ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr" lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:'Calibri'"> <p style=3D"MARGIN-TOP:0cm;MARGIN-LEFT:0cm;MARGIN-RIGHT:0cm" class=3D"MsoNo= rmal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Thanks to=20 everyone who provided suggestions regarding the Owl box situation both here= and=20 via email. I will probably leave the Raccoons where they are and I=92m now = looking=20 for a location for a second box to be put up in the fall.</span></p><span><= font color=3D"#888888"> <p style=3D"MARGIN-TOP:0cm;MARGIN-LEFT:0cm;MARGIN-RIGHT:0cm" class=3D"MsoNo= rmal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"></span>=A0</p> <p style=3D"MARGIN-TOP:0cm;MARGIN-LEFT:0cm;MARGIN-RIGHT:0cm" class=3D"MsoNo= rmal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Kevin</span></p> <div> <div> <div><font face=3D"Tahoma"><font style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt"></font></font>=A0= </div></div></div> <div style=3D"font-size:small;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-f= amily:'Calibri';display:inline;font-weight:normal"> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt tahoma"> <div>=A0</div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Calibri"></font>= =A0</div></div></div></font></span></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div></div><span class= =3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br>Helene Van Doninck DVM<div>Cobeq= uid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre</div><div>RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0</div= ><div> <a href=3D"tel:902-893-0253" value=3D"+19028930253" target=3D"_blank">902-8= 93-0253</a></div><div><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D"_bla= nk">birdvet@hotmail.com</a></div> <div>