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1. How to Clean Out a Nest Box

(Web Page; Fri Feb 17 09:23:00 CST 2023)

Description: You might be reading this with a call for 15 centimetres of snow in the forecast but winter won’t last forever. Spring is on the horizon. If you forgot to clean out the nest boxes in your backyard at the end of autumn, early spring is another great time to get this task done.

2. Handout for Nest Boxes

(File; Tue Dec 04 19:52:00 CST 2012)

3. Build and Maintain Nesting and Roosting Boxes

(Web Page; Tue Jun 22 11:40:00 CDT 2021)

Many of Canada’s wildlife need trees, especially large ones, that are dying or dead (snags) as safe places to nest in the warmer months and escape poor weather and predators the rest of the year. They are also a key source of foo...

Description: There's a serious shortage of accommodations in the bird world these days. About 24 Canadian bird species nest in natural cavities such as holes in decaying trees and stumps, but it's getting harder for them to find lodgings.

4. When should I put my bluebird nesting box up?

(Web Page; Mon Mar 11 10:47:00 CDT 2013)

5. Maintenance Tips for Building Projects

(Web Page; Sun Dec 16 01:07:00 CST 2012)

Maintenance Tips for Building ProjectsA vital part of any wildlife habitat building project is maintenance. You can't just dig an amphibian pond or hang a nesting box in a tree and leave nature to do the rest! Besides cleaning and repair...

Description: A vital part of any wildlife habitat building project is maintenance. You can't just dig an amphibian pond or hang a nesting box in a tree and leave nature to do the rest!

6. Put up Nesting Shelves

(Web Page; Wed Nov 26 14:18:00 CST 2014)

BackgroundAlthough some birds, like American robins, barn swallows, and eastern phoebes, won't nest in boxes, they'll gladly accept nesting shelves mounted on trees or tucked under the overhanging eaves of your home.Procedure •...

Description: Although some birds, like American robins, barn swallows, and eastern phoebes, won’t nest in boxes, they’ll gladly accept nesting shelves mounted on trees or tucked under the overhanging eaves of your home.

7. Is There a Bluebird on Your Windowsill?

(Web Page; Sun Dec 16 00:46:00 CST 2012)

Photo: Christine Taylor By Cliff Bennett This past winter, several members of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN), situated in the northern half of Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, spent a cold wintry Saturday buildi...

Description: This past winter, several members of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN), situated in the northern half of Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, spent a cold wintry Saturday building bluebird boxes. They hope to establish a bluebird trail in the area this spring. The plight of the Eastern Bluebird has long been of interest to naturalists across North America, ever since the 1950s when man almost wiped them out with DDT. Another single deterrent to the successful nesting of these beautiful songsters was the introduction of the European Starling to our continent, a species that spread prolifically a century ago and assumed the bluebird’s natural nesting cavities. Building bluebird boxes and establishing nesting trails has been a constant quest ever since.

8. Is There A Bluebird On Your Windowsill?

(Web Page; Thu Apr 18 10:32:00 CDT 2013)

Photo: Christine Taylor This past winter, several members of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN), situated in the northern half of Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, spent a cold wintry Saturday building bluebird boxes....

Description:

This past winter, several members of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN), situated in the northern half of Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, spent a cold wintry Saturday building bluebird boxes. They hope to establish a bluebird trail in the area this spring. The plight of the Eastern Bluebird has long been of interest to naturalists across North America, ever since the 1950s when man almost wiped them out with DDT. Another single deterrent to the successful nesting of these beautiful songsters was the introduction of the European Starling to our continent, a species that spread prolifically a century ago and assumed the bluebird’s natural nesting cavities. Building bluebird boxes and establishing nesting trails has been a constant quest ever since.

9. CCCreport_Colin_Starkevich.pdf

(File; Fri May 14 12:02:00 CDT 2021)

COLIN STARKEVICH Group 15 | Wolfpack"The program allows a lot of passionate, like-minded people (from CCC paritci...

10. Birds Poster 1

(File; Thu Jun 20 10:33:00 CDT 2024)

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 14-20 cm Red crossbills love the seeds of coniferous trees, especially pine, hemloc...