On 21 Dec 2003, Kelly Cassidy wrote:

> I'm working on having a good selection of nest boxes available for
> spring house-hunting. Building the nest boxes is the easy part.
> Getting them high enough in a tree to attract a variety of birds is a
> real challenge. We have put up a Barn Owl-sized and a
> Screech-Owl-sized box. (By "we", I mean my long-suffering husband
> George has risked life and limb on an extension ladder while I stood
> on the bottom step and offered useless advice). The big Barn Owl box
> is at about 12 ft high and the Screech-Owl box is at 15 ft. I'd like
> to get a few boxes at least 20 ft up; 30 ft if I can figure out how to
> do it.

Assuming there are no intervening branches before you reach the
desired height for the nest box, sounds like a good job for a someone
who knows haw to ascend a tree with loggers spikes and a waist strap -
- probably someone who works for one of those outfits which
specialize in trimming or taking down urban/suburban trees.


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Douglas Canning
Olympia, Washington
dcanning at nisquallyestuary.org
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