[NatureNS] woodpeckers & bird-house holes

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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:35:50 -0300
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A Pileated WP went around the perimeter of our Barred Owl box after the Wood=
 Ducks left. Not enlarging the hole but just making a circular bevel around t=
he perimeter. I never saw it return after the initial remodelling.=20

Nancy
E Dalhousie, Kings Co.=20

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 18, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Interesting thought, Andrew. That shot was from about 10 years ago, but I t=
hink I remember the extension as more woodpecker-like chunks as opposed to c=
lawings. 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 m=
y boxes, but never nested).
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> Randy
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> _________________________________
> RF Lauff
> Way in the boonies of
> Antigonish County, NS.
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>> 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?
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>> A
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>> ________________________________________
>> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on be=
half of Randy Lauff [randy.lauff@gmail.com]
>> Sent: August-18-14 2:55 PM
>> To: NatureNS
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] woodpeckers & bird-house holes
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>> 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:
>>=20
>> 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.
>>=20
>> In the Wreck Cove area, a demon clawed its way into the box (I was actual=
ly a bit nervous checking this one): http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/enl=
argedhole.jpg
>>=20
>> Randy
>>=20
>> _________________________________
>> RF Lauff
>> Way in the boonies of
>> Antigonish County, NS.
>>=20
>>=20
>> On 18 August 2014 14:31, bdigout <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca<mailto:bdigout@se=
aside.ns.ca>> wrote:
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>> 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 y=
ear, the determined sparrows kept the swallows away, even though the sparrow=
s couldn't fit in the hole.  Result...nothing nested in this box, although C=
hickadees took up residence in one nearby.
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>>  Billy
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>A Pileated WP went around the perimeter of our Barred Owl box after the Wood Ducks left. Not enlarging the hole but just making a circular bevel around the perimeter. I never saw it return after the initial remodelling.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Nancy</div><div>E Dalhousie, Kings Co.&nbsp;</div><div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Aug 18, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Randy Lauff &lt;randy.lauff@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">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).<div>

<br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 18 August 2014 15:14, Hebda, Andrew J <span dir="ltr">&lt;HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="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>
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A<br>
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Randy Lauff [randy.lauff@gmail.com]<br>


Sent: August-18-14 2:55 PM<br>
To: NatureNS<br>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] woodpeckers &amp; bird-house holes<br>
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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>
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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.<br>


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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<br>


<br>
Randy<br>
<br>
_________________________________<br>
RF Lauff<br>
Way in the boonies of<br>
Antigonish County, NS.<br>
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</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On 18 August 2014 14:31, bdigout &lt;bdigout@seaside.ns.ca<mailto:bdigout@seaside.ns.ca&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>


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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.&nbsp; This worked for a year, and had the dual effect of helping to keep the sparrows away.&nbsp; This year, the determined sparrows kept the swallows away, even though the sparrows couldn't fit in the hole.&nbsp; Result...nothing nested in this box, although Chickadees took up residence in one nearby.<br>


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&nbsp;Billy<br>
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