[TN-Bird] Re: Nesting Bird Question and Another Query
- From: Bates Estabrooks <bldg9212@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Susie Stout <susiestout@xxxxxxxxxxx>,TNBirdPost <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:28:40 -0700 (PDT)
Susie,
You are extremely astute! It turns out that this is a bluebird box that I put
up 3 years ago. Bluebirds investigated it several times and never used it.
But , over the years, squirrels had gnawed open the hole (to about 3" dia.now),
to store black walnuts. As such, I never attended to the box, but left it to
the squirrels. Now I have GC Flycatchers and am thrilled.
Bates Esatbrooks
Anderson County
Susie Stout <susiestout@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: They are known to use nestboxes...
not commonly because having them in
your yard is not all that common in my experience. Is it a bluebird
house? And has the hole been enlarged by another animal? Flycatchers
require a 1-3/4 inch hole as opposed to bluebirds which require a
1-1/2" hole. How lucky you are to have them nesting!
> Birders,
>
> I have a pair of Great-Crested Flycatchers nesting in a box I put up
> in a large tree in front of my house. Having no experience with this
> bird, I was wondering if it's unusual for them to use man-made boxes?
>
>
Susie Stout
531-2860
cell 386-7554
8324 High Lark Lane 37923
FAX 531-2836
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