[NatureNS] Tree Swallow boxes

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What distinguishes Red Squirrel nests from Flying Squirrel nests in your
Tree Swallow boxes? Different materials? Construction?

Nancy


On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Hi All,
>      I finished spring cleaning of my Tree Swallow boxes yesterday and the
> results from last year are my best ever. I have 24 boxes, at the moment, in
> various locations (open field, field with some trees, old orchard and
> lawn); heights (7'-12') and mounts (live trees, power poles, and dead trees
> stuck in the ground).
>      Of the 24 boxes: 2 were empty (one had a Red Squirrel nest and the
> other was a new box in a new location); 3 had partial nests with no sign of
> breeding and 19 had nests with breeding evidence.
>      Three boxes had Red Squirrel roosts/nests on top of a Tree Swallow
> nests. One box contained a Flying Squirrel nest on top of which Tree
> Swallows had built a nest with breeding evidence. The top of the swallow
> nest was less than 3 cm. from the box opening. It's the first time I've
> seen Tree Swallows do this. There were 4 boxes with unhatched eggs; 2
> with 2 eggs and 2 with 1 egg. No dead chicks were found.
>       Swallows have yet to arrive this year but I expect them any day now.
> All the best.
>
>                                     Fritz McEvoy
>                                      Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)
>

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irrel nests in your Tree Swallow boxes? Different materials? Construction?<=
br><br></div>Nancy<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=
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On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Fritz McEvoy <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">fritzmcevoy@hotmail.c=
om</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi All,<div>=A0 =A0 =A0I finished spring cleaning of my Tr=
ee Swallow boxes yesterday and the results from last year are my best ever.=
 I have 24 boxes, at the moment, in various locations (open field, field wi=
th some trees, old orchard and lawn); heights (7&#39;-12&#39;) and mounts (=
live trees, power poles, and dead trees stuck in the ground).=A0</div>
<div>=A0 =A0 =A0Of the 24 boxes: 2 were empty (one had a Red Squirrel nest =
and the other was a new box in a new location); 3 had partial nests with no=
 sign of breeding and 19 had nests with breeding evidence.=A0</div><div>=A0=
 =A0 =A0Three boxes had Red Squirrel roosts/nests on top of a Tree Swallow =
nests. One box contained a Flying Squirrel nest on top of which Tree Swallo=
ws had built a nest with breeding evidence. The top of the swallow nest was=
 less than 3 cm. from the box opening. It&#39;s the first time I&#39;ve see=
n Tree Swallows do this.<span style=3D"font-size:12pt">=A0There were 4 boxe=
s with unhatched eggs; 2 with 2 eggs and 2 with 1 egg. No dead chicks were =
found.=A0</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:12pt">=A0 =A0 =A0 Swallows have yet to arrive=
 this year but I expect them any day now. All the best.</span></div><span c=
lass=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><div><span style=3D"font-size:12pt"=
><br></span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:12pt">=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Fritz McEvoy</span></div><div><span style=
=3D"font-size:12pt">=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)</span></div></font><=
/span></div>

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