Joe, amazingly enough, Geauga MetroParks uses Metamucil cans with holes
drilled in the side on their properties on the Upper Cuyahoga River, and
they have great nesting success. Mounted on poles, the cans are out over
water, so predators are not much of a problem, and the Prothonotary think
it's home. Call there and ask for Dan Best... he's the originator of the
project. (I don't know who drank all the Metamucil !)
Cheers... Bob
Bob Hinkle
Chief Naturalist
Cleveland Metroparks
-----Original Message-----
From: Manon Van Schoyck [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Prothonotary nest boxes
Charlie Bombaci , who is on this list , is the guru of prothonotary
boxes!!!!!
Charlie, where are youuuuuuu?
manon vanschoyck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Faulkner" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:03 PM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Prothonotary nest boxes
> Fellow birders,
> Just got back from a beautiful walk in the snow covered woods. It was
> still snowing quite hard, and saw virtually no birds. They all stayed
> back
> at the feeders. Ended up at the recently improved beaver dam than now
> keeps about 5 to 10 more acres flooded for most of the year. These
> thoughtful animals have created a near perfect habitat for Prothonotary
> warblers, not unlike area M above Hoover Dam. It is my intention to make
> it
> even more perfect by putting up a dozen or so nest boxes. I have already
> found the correct dimensions on line, and am about to begin a search for
> more helpful info as soon as I hang up here. It occured to me that there
> are among you those that could point me in the right direction, and
> perhaps
> give me some general advice based on your own experience. One of you might
> even be named Charlie.
>
> Given the excellent habitat we have here, I fully expect this project
> to work, and we should have nesting Prothonotaries within a year or so.
> Will keep you "posted".
>
>
> Joe Faulkner
> Perry County, Ohio
> DeLorme 69,B,7
>
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