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Index of Subjects --001a1134ab00aba5b90500eba43e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Interesting thought, Andrew. That shot was from about 10 years ago, but I think I remember the extension as more woodpecker-like chunks as opposed to clawings. And, although there are a few raccoons up that way, I'd still think it more likely to be the doings of a Flicker (many of whom have roosted in my boxes, but never nested). Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 18 August 2014 15:14, Hebda, Andrew J <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> wrote: > The Wreck Cove image... raccoon sitting on the top of the box? > > A > > ________________________________________ > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on > behalf of Randy Lauff [randy.lauff@gmail.com] > Sent: August-18-14 2:55 PM > To: NatureNS > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] woodpeckers & bird-house holes > > I've had a couple of nest box modifications over my almost two decades of > working with owls. Ones I've taken pictures of are: > > Within the core of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park: > http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/newhole.jpg, a new hole in the side > of the box. > > In the Wreck Cove area, a demon clawed its way into the box (I was > actually a bit nervous checking this one): > http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/enlargedhole.jpg > > Randy > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > > On 18 August 2014 14:31, bdigout <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca<mailto: > bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>> wrote: > > A few years ago, a Hairy enlarged our swallow box hole two years in a row, > until I moved it onto a light post attached to our step. This worked for a > year, and had the dual effect of helping to keep the sparrows away. This > year, the determined sparrows kept the swallows away, even though the > sparrows couldn't fit in the hole. Result...nothing nested in this box, > although Chickadees took up residence in one nearby. > > Billy > > > > > > > > --001a1134ab00aba5b90500eba43e Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Interesting thought, Andrew. That shot was from about 10 y= ears ago, but I think I remember the extension as more woodpecker-like chun= ks as opposed to clawings. And, although there are a few raccoons up that w= ay, I'd still think it more likely to be the doings of a Flicker (many = of whom have roosted in my boxes, but never nested).<div> <br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all= "><div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies = of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 18 August 2014 15:14, Hebda, Andrew J= <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca" target=3D"_blan= k">HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu= ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex= "> The Wreck Cove image... raccoon sitting on the top of the box?<br> <br> A<br> <br> ________________________________________<br> From: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebu= cto.ns.ca</a> [<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-ow= ner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] on behalf of Randy Lauff [<a href=3D"mailto:randy.l= auff@gmail.com">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>]<br> Sent: August-18-14 2:55 PM<br> To: NatureNS<br> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] woodpeckers & bird-house holes<br> <div class=3D"im HOEnZb"><br> I've had a couple of nest box modifications over my almost two decades = of working with owls. Ones I've taken pictures of are:<br> <br> Within the core of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park: <a href=3D"http= ://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/newhole.jpg" target=3D"_blank">http://peopl= e.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/newhole.jpg</a>, a new hole in the side of the box.= <br> <br> In the Wreck Cove area, a demon clawed its way into the box (I was actually= a bit nervous checking this one): <a href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/= photos/enlargedhole.jpg" target=3D"_blank">http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/pho= tos/enlargedhole.jpg</a><br> <br> Randy<br> <br> _________________________________<br> RF Lauff<br> Way in the boonies of<br> Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br> <br> </div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">On 18 August 2014 14:31, bdig= out <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca&= lt;mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:bdigout@seaside.ns.ca">bdigout@seaside.ns.ca</a= >>> wrote:<br> <br> A few years ago, a Hairy enlarged our swallow box hole two years in a row, = until I moved it onto a light post attached to our step.=C2=A0 This worked = for a year, and had the dual effect of helping to keep the sparrows away.= =C2=A0 This year, the determined sparrows kept the swallows away, even thou= gh the sparrows couldn't fit in the hole.=C2=A0 Result...nothing nested= in this box, although Chickadees took up residence in one nearby.<br> <br> =C2=A0Billy<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --001a1134ab00aba5b90500eba43e--
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