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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Anonymous on March 27, 2008, 11:19:27 AM

Title: New Neighbour
Post by: Anonymous on March 27, 2008, 11:19:27 AM

Found this resident Sharp Shinned Hawk roosting in a linden tree this morning just beside a pine tree where I believe a pair may be scoping out a nest site.  He's (smaller than the other one) been wreaking havoc at the feeders lately and I've seen him roosting in the pine tree each night.  Hope to get some more and better shots with less twigs in the way when I pick up my slr in a couple of weeks!

Sharp Shinned Hawk - http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attil ... 21/Sharpie (http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/Attilas-2007-Shots%21/Sharpie)

Cheers, Attila

Title: Your Bird Box
Post by: blindthief on March 27, 2008, 02:14:16 PM

This is a great idea. I have some scrap wood in the garage that would be a perfect recycling use. Can you provide some measurements on your bird box pieces and the size of the hole or a link depending on the bird.

This would be a great project for my son and daughters to help out with and hopefully attract some life to our backyard.

Title:
Post by: Anonymous on March 27, 2008, 03:08:07 PM

Blindthief,

Sizes of the cuts and other information can be found in this thread:  http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/v ... php?t=1434 (http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1434)

The big piece in the back is 12" long, with the rest of them being 5".  Hole itself is 1 1/4".

Cheers, and I hope you enjoy the time with your family.

Attila