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Cleaning out barn swallows old nest from last summer
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should I clean out a barn swallow nest to get it ready for next summer?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Diane Garlick Jan 30.

Keeping birds from hitting windows
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Daniel A. Parelius Dec 13, 2010.

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Diane Garlick replied to David Hart's discussion 'Cleaning out barn swallows old nest from last summer'

Ooh, that sounds like a cool (sensu slang, not temp.) environment! Hope the dryness works in your favor vis-a-vis vermin.

Jan 30

David Hart replied to David Hart's discussion 'Cleaning out barn swallows old nest from last summer'

Thanks Diane, We live at 5500 ft. In the high desert of southern Utah. It is dryer than MI but perhaps not colder. We will keep an eye out for mites! David and Robyn

Jan 29

Diane Garlick replied to David Hart's discussion 'Cleaning out barn swallows old nest from last summer'

If you can get a close look at the nest, you might check for parasites. For years (more like decades), I never touched our barn swallows' nests, and they renested and fledged a brood or two (ususally) in the same spot each year. …

Jan 29

David Hart replied to David Hart's discussion 'Cleaning out barn swallows old nest from last summer'

thanks Dwayne, The barn swallows had two broods of 4 each and we could look out a window and watch it all happen because of where the nest is located. We hope to see them again this summer! David

Jan 27

Dwayne Biggar replied to David Hart's discussion 'Cleaning out barn swallows old nest from last summer'

A Barn Swallow makes the cup shaped nest of mud attached to the side of a building or on the beam of a barn. I'd say not to clean it out or off. I'm pretty sure they add to the nest and would be a lure for more to…

Jan 27

Cleaning out barn swallows old nest from last summer

should I clean out a barn swallow nest to get it ready for next summer?

Discussion posted by David Hart Jan 26

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Daniel A. Parelius replied to David Hart's discussion 'Keeping birds from hitting windows'

It looks ugly, but I live alone in the woods and feed heavily. I put chicken wire ( hexagonal wire fencing) in front of my picutre windows and rarely have any fatalities. It was my last resort, nothing else worked.

Dec 13, 2010

Laura Erickson replied to David Hart's discussion 'Keeping birds from hitting windows'

Fifty percent of birds that hit windows die, often after flying off. They can get hematomas or other serious injuries that end up killing them. Stickers are most effective when they're placed close together--no more than about the span of a…

Dec 10, 2010

Emma Mackey replied to David Hart's discussion 'Keeping birds from hitting windows'

I used to have that problem but then we put up some bird stickers of chickadees and now we have only about one bird hit the window every 6 months. Even when a bird hits the window we go out and see if one will die soon an if one is in danger…

Dec 10, 2010

Laura Erickson replied to David Hart's discussion 'Keeping birds from hitting windows'

I've put a few pointers, with photos, on my webpage here: http://lauraerickson.com/101/02-House/006-windows.html

Dec 9, 2010

Keeping birds from hitting windows

We live beside Capitol Reef NP at 5,500 ft. We have Golden Fenches and Junkos that winter with us. We have hung streamers outside the two large windows that these birds tend to hit but we still are killing a bird every few days. We feed the birds away from the house but that does not stop them from hitting the windows. Any thoughts?David and RobynSee More

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