Comments on: About http://www.thebirdersreport.com A Bird's Eye View Of The World Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rich L http://www.thebirdersreport.com/about/comment-page-1#comment-2952 Rich L Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:29:32 +0000 http://www.thebirdersreport.com/?page_id=2#comment-2952 Thanks Larry, I appreciate the advise, tips and guidance, since they continue flying in and out of the area I'll just leave it for another month or so. Rich Thanks Larry, I appreciate the advise, tips and guidance, since they continue flying in and out of the area I’ll just leave it for another month or so.

Rich

]]> By: Larry http://www.thebirdersreport.com/about/comment-page-1#comment-2947 Larry Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:30:42 +0000 http://www.thebirdersreport.com/?page_id=2#comment-2947 Hi Rich. The swallow nestlings should have fledged by now but it is easy to tell if they are gone. If you can see into the nest, just take a look. How high up is it? If you don't see them flying in and out of the nest, they no longer need it. Cliff Swallows will use the same nest year after year if you let them. If the nest is in an inconvenient place for you, I would remove it and not allow them to build another nest there next year. It takes several days for Cliff Swallows to build a nest from scratch but if you don't want them to breed there, make sure you block them from the location. If you can't do that, I would remove any mud they try to place there. They should get the idea and choose another location. Do not remove an active nest for any reason. Once they have a nest built you must allow them to use it until they are finished raising their young and are no longer using the site. All native bird species are protected by the <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migratory_Bird_Treaty_Act_of_1918" rel="nofollow">Migratory Bird Treaty Act</a>. Hi Rich. The swallow nestlings should have fledged by now but it is easy to tell if they are gone. If you can see into the nest, just take a look. How high up is it?

If you don’t see them flying in and out of the nest, they no longer need it. Cliff Swallows will use the same nest year after year if you let them. If the nest is in an inconvenient place for you, I would remove it and not allow them to build another nest there next year.

It takes several days for Cliff Swallows to build a nest from scratch but if you don’t want them to breed there, make sure you block them from the location. If you can’t do that, I would remove any mud they try to place there. They should get the idea and choose another location.

Do not remove an active nest for any reason. Once they have a nest built you must allow them to use it until they are finished raising their young and are no longer using the site. All native bird species are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

]]> By: Rich L http://www.thebirdersreport.com/about/comment-page-1#comment-2946 Rich L Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:44:56 +0000 http://www.thebirdersreport.com/?page_id=2#comment-2946 Hi, I'm not really a birder but I enjoy them. I need some info/help, I have a doorway some swallow have made a mud nest. I don't want to disturb them, but it's the end of August, can I wash it down, should I assume the babies are gone. The birds are still flying around. Thanks Hi, I’m not really a birder but I enjoy them. I need some info/help, I have a doorway some swallow have made a mud nest. I don’t want to disturb them, but it’s the end of August, can I wash it down, should I assume the babies are gone. The birds are still flying around.

Thanks

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