Daniel didn't say where he is from, but in Puget Sound, prevailing winds are from the south. I've had the best luck with an east-facing box.

Penny Koyama, Bothell
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----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Brown
To: Tweeters
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Comments regarding placement of swallow boxes.


Every spring I mount two swallow boxes on a pole in the middle of our meadow--one facing south and one facing north. Presumably because VG swallows are territorial, they only occupy one. So far, over five years of doing this, it has always been the north-facing box. I have always assumed that they avoided the south-facing box because it would be more likely to grow overheated, but reading the other comments here it sounds as if south works in many cases. So I'm not sure why they always go for the north box....



Daniel James Brown


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On Mar 14, 2009, at 3:55 PM, Wilson Cady wrote:


I have always face my boxes south keeping in mind the prevailing wind
directions. Here a box facing east is more likely to catch the cooler
winds and one facing west has more of a potential to get rain blown into
the opening. Seldom do we get a wind from the south and an opening in
that direction has an evener temperature. Just my opinion and for our
location.


Wilson Cady
Skamania County, WA
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