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Birders

elleng

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6. Thanks. Yes, have seen the book.

Reply to Donkees (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 28, 2023, 02:52 PM

Mar 2023

Re: platform/egg laying, I'm sure anything's possible, but I rent my house (and the ospreys renovate every year!) so I try not to demand too much from landlord/neighbor, who is father of triplets (out of college now, but expensive) and runs his own business.

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Building nest on owl house, [View all] elleng Mar 2023 OP

I sure hope they figure it out Walleye Mar 2023 #1

They know how to build it, but difficult elleng Mar 2023 #2

Can you get the wildlife service to add a board frame to the top? Or to offer advice? Donkees Mar 2023 #3

Thanks for suggestion. The County Department of Natural Resources BUILT it, elleng Mar 2023 #4

From what I've read, it seems possible to renovate their nest platforms before the eggs are laid Donkees Mar 2023 #5

Thanks. Yes, have seen the book. elleng Mar 2023 #6

Understood, but if these birds have nest failure two years in a row, it weakens their bond Donkees Mar 2023 #7