Birds in Nest Boxes: How to Help, Study, and Enjoy Birds when Snags Are Scarce
If you put up nest boxes but never look inside, you miss the fun of observing young birds up close. Written for beginning bird lovers and professional ornithologists alike, this book will help you discover the fascination and importance of nest box monitoring. You can create nesting habitat and attract birds such as chickadees, swallows, bluebirds, owls, kestrels, and ducks. Information for western North America, except desert habitat. The general principles are applicable throughout the...
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If you put up nest boxes but never look inside, you miss the fun of observing young birds up close. Written for beginning bird lovers and professional ornithologists alike, this book will help you discover the fascination and importance of nest box monitoring. You can create nesting habitat and attract birds such as chickadees, swallows, bluebirds, owls, kestrels, and ducks. Information for western North America, except desert habitat. The general principles are applicable throughout the United States and Canada.
Acknowledgments5Introduction9Snags11Cavity Nesting17Secondary Cavity Nesters23Stages of the Nesting Cycle27Nest Construction28Egg Laying31Incubation31Egg Hatching33Growth and Development33Fledging40Species and Nest Site Preferences41Chickadees, Titmice, and Nuthatches42Wrens44Bluebirds and Flycatchers45Swallows46Waterfowl48Owls and Kestrels50Woodpeckers52Other Birds53Squirrels54Bats55Problems and Solutions57Weather57Empty Boxes59Unwanted Occupants60Predation68Insects and Other Arthropods72Vandalism74Miscellaneous74Making Homes for Wildlife75Creating Snags75Creating Cavities78Hollow Log Boxes79Building and Putting Up Nest Boxes81Nest Box Dimensions84Checking a Nest Box85As You Approach Each Box86Before You Open the Box88When You Open the Box91As You Remove Things from the Box95After You Examine All the Evidence106Key to Nests of Secondary Cavity Nesters111Monitoring Nest Boxes121Setting Objectives121Planning the Project122Site Location122Number of Boxes to Monitor123Number of Visits127Recording Nest Data130Equipment Checklist131Additional Sources of Information133Permits133Organizations and Networking133References136Index141
