Neil: what a lot of birds... wide variety, you are lucky... I can just imagine the joy of waking up on a sunday morning to hear them and maby even be able to spot them... lovely...
ANd Dr Mann is it? Logical idea to put up reinforcement with a metal doughnut... mut remember when I make up these boxes... thanks all Usha di ========= On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Brilliant Dr. Oudhia. Thank you for sharing your amazing experiences in > these amazing video-clips. > Though I may have mentioned 'marauding tribals', on point of fact, it is > more likely to be wanton destruction by local village lads out for an > evening of fun. > Unortunately have not been able to establish any real rapport with the > tribals due to time constraints [ I do not stay there but visit whenever > possible on Sundays] and the language barrier. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Tue, 3/27/12, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:111945] My experiment with Nesting Boxes > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 1:21 PM > > > Thanks Neil ji for sharing the great experiment. > > "Marauding tribals trashed many of the boxes" > > Next time you can take help of these tribals while designing the nest. > > In Chhattisgarh, natives of Kamar Tribe consume birds but they know how to > conserve it in best way so that it can remain available for future > generation i.e. Sustainable Hunting. > > Please watch this video for the specially design arrow for birds. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cw77SDWRlI > > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Neil Soares > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Hi, > Thought this might be interesting : > > > > > In 2007 I undertook this pilot study on my forested property at > Shahapur, 100 kms north of Bombay. ****** > > ** ** > > https://picasaweb.google.com/113756149687515321536?feat=email**** > > ** ** > > Ten nesting boxes were constructed in August 2007 and were put up > in-situ in December 2007 [Please see Nesting Boxes 1 in the link].**** > > In photograph 2 – **** > > - the top left was meant for Mynas**** > > - the top middle was for Woodpeckers**** > > - the top right for Barn Owls**** > > - the boxes in the lower row were for cavity nesters / > hole-nesting birds.**** > > ** ** > > The study has carried on to the present day.**** > > My observations: [Please see Nesting Boxes 2 in the link].**** > > - Most of the openings of the nesting-boxes were enlarged either > by squirrels or other rodents [ photograph 1]**** > > - Perches on the nesting boxes had to be removed in some to > discourage squirrel activity [photograph 1].**** > > - Marauding tribals trashed many of the boxes [photograph 2] > either out of curiosity or to get at the squirrel drey’s inside [photograph > 5].**** > > - Trashed nesting boxes were at times repaired and reused > [photograph > 3]**** > > - Only one nesting box was used for the purpose for which they > were meant – a pair of Oriental Magpie-robins managed 2 broods in one year > [2009] and that too in a trashed box [photograph 4].**** > > - Many other animals used the boxes [photographs 5 -14].**** > > At present only one nesting-box remains. As the experiment was a > relative failure, I have terminated it.**** > > With regards,**** > > Neil Soares.**** > > ** ** > P.S. – My thanks to Jayesh Timbadia for creating this link and also for > assisting me in this study > > > -- Usha di ===========
