From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Apr 17 18:32:29 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3I1U4La023591 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:30:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net (gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.84]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3I1TKE6023551 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:29:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pool0485.cvx25-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([209.179.217.230] helo=earthlink.net) by gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 196Kgo-0005zW-00; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:29:18 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:56:45 -0700 From: David Cook <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mark Paxton <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] nest boxes References: <731A6F12A87AD2118E8B006097098F9A5AC2A9@CONCORD> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: "SBB \(E-mail\)" <[[email protected]]> X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Hi All I will be hosting a walk for SCVAS April 27 at Grant Ranch which will include monitoring some of the 30 nestboxes that I have been keeping an eye on for seven years. If want you to have a taste of what this is all about, call me and make a reservation. This is Birdathon Month for SCVAS Audubon. Any contribution you can give in conjunction with this walk will greatly appreciated but not required. I have WEBL, CBCH, and OATI already making eggs and wildflowers that defy the imagination. David Cook Mark Paxton wrote: > Hello, > > Stopped to check in on a nestbox trail on private property at San Felipe > Lake this a.m. One previously unoccupied box was dislodged in recent > storms, and I remounted it. I've paired boxes along this trail in an > attempt to offer the most opportunities possible for cavity nesters. These > boxes are sized for Western Bluebirds and Tree Swallows. The box that I > remounted is paired with a box occupied by WEBL. No sooner had I mounted it > and walked perhaps 40 feet away than Tree Swallows began circling it. > Wtihin minutes, they were perched on it and in and out of the hole. > > Other pairs of boxes also share "mixed marriages" of species, but some pairs > just contain Tree Swallows, which don't seem to be as territorial as the > bluebirds. Box pairs are some 300 feet apart. > > I mention this for two reasons: a) If you're at all inclined to hang up a > few boxes in suitable habitat, please do so. The foster parenting is most > rewarding. > b) If you have a trail or are contemplating one, please consider pairing > boxes (mine are located 15-30 feet apart). > > Other notes: Black-headed Grosbeak have finally arrived along Pacheco Creek, > later than at other nearby sites. None present last week, but at 5:15 p.m. > yesterday, one was singing upstream of the San Felipe Road bridge. American > White Pelican are now sharing their time between San Felipe Lake and the > unnamed pond just inside of San Benito County, west of San Felipe Road. > > Mark Paxton > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/justdave50%40earthlink.net > > This email sent to [[email protected]] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]