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Re: wood ducks
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2010, 08:15:17 PM »
i worked with a prof last spring on a continuing wood duck nest box project the maintaince that we did was check to make sure that the lids were still there and the wires that held the lids down (predator proofing if you will) were not rusted and brittle, we also changed out some of the nastier rotten sawdust that is in the bottom of the boxes and remove a beehive and wasp nest, getting at those two boxes sucked and were ultimately replaced after a healthy dose of beebop. out of a total 18 boxes that the JC here has i had to replace 6 complete boxes, counting the bee and wasp boxes, due to weathering and predation from 2 legged pests.

last spring we had a total of 4 active nests with hens sitting on eggs and one egg dump box, was not an overly great box use percentage but its 4 more nests than there would have been without the nest boxes.

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Re: wood ducks
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2010, 08:41:44 PM »
We got some around the pond at the folks house but the starlings keep nesting in them :bash:

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Re: wood ducks
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2010, 08:44:27 PM »
We got some around the pond at the folks house but the starlings keep nesting in them :bash:

sounds like time for a little pest control.......
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Re: wood ducks
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2010, 08:52:34 AM »
I would start blasting those little pest

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Re: wood ducks
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2010, 10:17:53 AM »
We got some around the pond at the folks house but the starlings keep nesting in them :bash:

Try covering the opening August - January. Starlings looks for nesting places that time of the year. When you remove the cover, clean out the old saw dust and wood chips and add new materials. Maintainence to these boxes are a key for success. If predation occurs, there are various predator guards you can add. If you have prior success in previous years, make sure you keep the box in great shape. Wood ducks will continue using that same structure if they were successful in the past.

I get a lot of starling use in the 50 boxes I maintain and check. I had 5 boxes last year with American Kestrels in them also.

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Re: wood ducks
« Reply #20 on: October 03, 2010, 03:45:39 PM »
this sounds like a great idea to me to make more useful safe habitat for any waterfowl.   i am a carpenter and would love to build some extra houses. does anyone have a good plan or what size box/ hole works best for woodies? does a specific wood work better? 

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Re: wood ducks
« Reply #22 on: October 03, 2010, 09:36:43 PM »
http://www.ducks.org/conservation/waterfowlbiology/2716/woodduckboxes.html


use the plans in the PDF file not the ones shown in the link..They are different and the PDF file ones are far better..
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