Providing Cover

[DARK30]

Those old X-Mas trees make for great cover. The little guys and gals are all over um

I do keep brush piles available too but theres so much snow.

[mixxedbagg]

Good idea. I did this at my old place because it was so open. Where I live now, I have lots of conifers in the yard, so it's not a problem.

Speaking of cover, I'm wondering if anyone has ever put up a chickadee roosting box:

Have you had any success? My dad built one and put it up in his yard, but so far, we've only seen Red-breasted Nuthatches caching food in it.

[Jim Almquist]

Have you had any success? My dad built one and put it up in his yard, but so far, we've only seen Red-breasted Nuthatches caching food in it.

There are a lot of Photographers who would no problems with that

[micpic]

Any port in the storm. I also have conifers on three sides of my place. Last year I just put a big pile of brush to the side of the feeders for varmit cover, that seemed to work out alright.

mike

[WDH]

I have two chickadee roosting boxs up one is being used by the chickadees. Mine are painted dark drown and one faceing south the outer one faces east.

Dark your birds need all the help they can get

Greetings from WDH AKA Dragonmaster and the Monkey

[DARK30]

Dragon!

Hey, actually the birds help me. Whats that ugly thing in your avatar anyway?

[mixxedbagg]

Quote:

one faceing south the outer one faces east

Which one are they using?

[WDH]

The roostbox that is being used is faceing south. The one faceing east has never been used and I don't think it ever will be, you see it's hanging on the north side of my shop covering a hole. And I use it as a sales prop. My roost box are made all most air tight all seams are caulk along with a 1-ince peice of styrofoam that fits tight in the top of the box so when the lid is closed there is almost no heat loss what so ever. Under the entrance hole the wood should be roughened with a wood chisel to create a better gripping surface.

If you roosting box is not being used, move it to a new spot. Check it once a week for dropings or watch it the last hr of sunset. Keep moveing it till you find the right spot that The chickadees like.

Dark that ugly thing is called a Big Spirit Flathead

I know what you mean about the birds helping ya. It's the way I make my liveing now days. I have the largest Purpl Martin colony in northwest Iowa. And I do seminars on Martins , Birding and Bird feeding.

[harvey lee]

Great idea to help the small animals in the woods and one gets to also watch these little critters and enjoy the view.

We use to throw them in fields for extra cover for pheasants also.