[wisb] Bluebird Trail to date
- From: Thomas Schaefer <schaefertrees@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:32:29 -0500
As of this morning:
EABL- 85 fledge, 20 young, 4 eggs
TRES- 32 fledge, 144 young (ouch!), 20 eggs
If you are a new monitor, or a veteran for that matter, and are unaware of
"taping" here is the skinny. AFTER first brood fledging of EABLs, wrap the box
with duct tape closing off the entrance hole. The bluebird parents are both
going to feed their young for ~a week and will be away from the box. During
that time any number of other cavity nesters will attempt to usurp that box.
At the end of the week, simply remove the tape. By that time the female
bluebird will be ready to nest anew (hopefully!). This is a technique to
increase bluebird production obviously. If that is disagreeable to you, then
don't wrap. It REALLY does help though.
Tom Schaefer
Hartford
Washington County####################
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