[bcbirdclub] Re: Downed Bluebird Box
- From: Daniel Kendrick <kendridge@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Roger Mayhorn <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:13:14 -0600
Saw a Pacific Loon today in a Reservoir near St George Utah. Later while hiking
in Zion NP, I saw a Cordilleran Flycatcher. Dan Kendrick
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On Jun 14, 2012, at 2:41 PM, "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This morning Lynda and I went to the Early White Bluebird Trail on Keen Mtn.
> I was there to cut the weeds so Marie Miller, our much appreciated trail
> monitor, would not have to wade tall weeds and grass while doing her weekly
> check of the nest boxes. When we got to box number six we found the pole
> broken and the box on the ground. The pole had snapped off about a foot above
> the ground. The short section was still in the ground. These photos were not
> taken at the site. We have had problems at this site before with vandalism
> and stolen boxes, so I first thought this had been done by vandals or bears,
> but the weeds around the pole had not been disturbed, and the box had
> suffered no damage. We have had some strong thunderstorms recently, so it may
> have just been a strong wind that snappped the pole. Fortunately the birds in
> the nest had already fledged.
>
> Roger Mayhorn
> Compton Mt
>
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