----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Weston To: scott henkemeyer ; [email protected] ; Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:59 AM Subject: Re: [mnbird] duck house and squrirels
Hi Scott, I have five wood duck houses. Three regularly have squirrels nesting in them. The other two have baffles that keep the squirrels out as long as I keep the dogwood pruned below. Squirrels nest in the winter and apparantly clear out early enough that the wood ducks and mergansers can move. One of my most regular squirrel boxes was stuffed all the way bottom of the hole with leaves, but the Woody's nest was successful. Those boxes that are filled by the squirrels are more prone to predation by raccoons, so I wrap the tree trunks with aluminum flashing. Another problem is that the squirrels are destructive tenants. I have purchased a bundle of cedar roofing planks which are easy to line the box with, but this upkeep is required at least every couple of years on the boxes with juvenile delinquent squirrels. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: scott henkemeyer To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 7:03 PM Subject: [mnbird] duck house and squrirels I put up a duck house on a tree last fall.I noticed a squirrel putting nesting materials into the house.Is there anyway to keep squirrels out of the house? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list [email protected] http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
