Dan Andrews Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Been cleaning wood duck nesting boxes in Fort Erie since Late August and finally finished up this weekend. In the past I've had 10% honeybees. Add yellow jackets, European hornets and an assortment of other stinging insects and the duck nesting success rate is quite low but I have my dependable boxes. This year however I have an increase in another temporary residents. Eastern screech owls are at peak levels for some reason. Perhaps because the woodpecker population is so high due to EAB I'm not sure. Something I really enjoy though is opening a nesting box and seeing a tiny owl leaning back pretending its dead. As long as I don't try to touch them they generally stay still for a few pictures and then I close up and clean on another date. My highlight this year however was finding 2 in one box. They didn't appear to be nesting. This is the second year in a row an owl has prevented me from cleaning this box. On the rare occasion I have scared one out they usually just fly 20-30 meters away to another cavity and return after I clean the box. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f-5LEqmys65ahWOdyQ8u4z-OrY-Z_GJJ/view?usp=sharing Not quite sure how to share a picture via google pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Picture is fine Dan ....I need to learn your posting method ...... (hint) I know you put a lot of work and time into these projects ....good to see you are still helping the owls , and all the other critters that take refuge in your "homes" Dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Great work. Do you do this by yourself or with other volunteers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted March 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Occasionally I can coax a volunteer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutthroat dan Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 That,s a cool picture ,never new owls played possum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_b Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 3 hours ago, cutthroat dan said: That,s a cool picture ,never new owls played possum. Neither did I... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 They took one look at Dan and passed out ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwl1 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 2 hours ago, smerchly said: They took one look at Dan and passed out ..... Dan was shocked to see 2 Hooters 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Dan are these boxes something I can put up around my area? Do you need permission from someone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted March 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 On 3/5/2019 at 1:15 PM, Brian_b said: Neither did I... I've actually found a baby opossum in one of my boxes. Scared the hell out of me. I have a FB page called Fort Erie Nesting Box Program but I'm taking a break from FB right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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