Hi all, Two weeks ago I installed a Bluebird nest box on the property of a new "old" house my husband and I just bought. Already a pair of Blues have claimed it and are in the process of building their nest. Today I will buy the stuff I need to build and install Noel predator guards at this location and at our current home-not on our house of course. The information I have found on these guards states for better success to install the guard after the first egg is laid in the nest. My question is when to remove the guard?? Will the offspring fledge o.k. with it in place, or ? Anna Varney Summertown, TN soon to be in Linden, TN __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================