Karen Thomas wrote: > Most of our barn swallow nests are in the old barn. It was built of > rough-sawed lumber, and their mud nests seem to stick well to it. They have > a couple of nests in the new barn, but the smooth lumber isn't as effective > at holding the nests - several nests collapsed during construction. Don't have a barn cat, although Rich sends up a daily prayer that our housecat will suddenly want to wander the great outdoors! I'm researching the barn swallow situation and many people put up swallow shelves against new lumber because of the poor adherence...doesn't stop that darn snake though!
Trish
