[NatureNS] Nesting sites for Chimney Swifts

Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:49:47 -0400
From: "Frederick W. Schueler" <bckcdb@istar.ca>
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On 4/24/2012 8:29 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote:

> This recent traffic re Swift population decline has prompted me to ask
> 1) whether a decrease in suitable nesting sites may not be a (or perhaps
> the) key factor and
>
> 2) whether effective action is being taken to assure ample nesting sites.
>
> Based on a quick internet search and a memory that spans 75 years the
> answers are (1) yes and 2) no.
>
> All of the preferred nesting sites have been decreasing for 70+ years;
> e.g. hollow trees, unlined chimneys with rough mortar and abandoned or
> seldom used sheds/outbuildings with holes for access.

>  how many essential resources must decline to account
> for Swift decline? In my view, one is enough.
>
> And in my view, the time to remedy this deficiency is long overdue.

* yes, sir. A falsifiable hypothesis, if every naturalist promptly 
erects such a structure on their grounds. We will do so this spring, in 
Bishops Mills, Ontario.

fred
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