Date: 5/6/25 3:19 pm From: Benjamin Menzies via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bird Noise Deterrants
Not exactly what you're looking for, but here is what worked for the problem described:
1.) I had a flicker bore through the siding and nest in the wall cavity of the house one Spring. After the babies fledged and left, on the advice of the USFWS, I made and hung a flicker-spec'd birdhouse nearby. Flickers moved into it and seemed to defend the area, keeping others away.
2.) I moved to a different place, and put up a flicker box on a pole near the house. I had to discourage starlings from using it at first, but once some flickers moved in they repeated the pattern of using the box, and not trying to bore holes in the house.
I really don't recall any drilling problems after either of these efforts, though I admit it's possible I was so captivated by Flicker Family doings that I forgot to care about the siding.
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Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 22:13:54 -0700
From: Scott Ramos via Tweeters <tweeters...>
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Subject: [Tweeters] Colombia journey
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In early March this year, Dave Swayne and I made a 2-week birding trip to
Colombia. We visited two areas, the Colombian Amazon and the Caribbean
coast, which included dry scrub and the lush mountain habitat above Santa
Marta. Both of these areas appear in many Colombian birding itineraries but
I had no idea what to expect before this trip.
To share some of that experience for others with curiosity about the
region, I have put together a blog that describes the adventure from our
perspective. Part 1 is now published and details the Amazon itinerary; work
is progressing on Part 2.
Given that we would be in the rainforest for a week, I expected heat,
humidity and frequent rain. We got plenty of the first two but, except for
several hours of one outing, the rain was not really an issue. The novelty
of birding the rainforest is that the majority of the time we were birding
from a small motored and/or paddled boat with barely enough room for 4 or 5
of us. But we saw plenty of birds. Many were challenging but we had skilled
guides throughout. It was an intense and fun trip.
