Coronet Pruning and other Wildlife Habitat Incorporation

[evo]

I don’t know my birds to that detail, but there is a population that inhabits an old school boiler chimney in PDX during their migration. It’s a quite the gory show with all the drunk punks cheering loudly when the kestrels and falcons grab a sunset snack, and the birders cracking their knuckles..
The chimney was supposed to be demolished but outcry protected it.

 

[moss]

Then again I can further f up this conversation.

7 years ago, my saw skills were not fantastic but we were having a hell of a good time making this snag for an artist customer. The opposite of a natural looking wildlife snag, wildlife moved in nevertheless over time.

We had finished a technical/sketchy (remainder of codom leader tear out) big white pine removal 5' from her house, this was our exhale to celebrate our success getting it done well and safely.

-AJ

 

[moss]

I don’t know my birds to that detail, but there is a population that inhabits an old school boiler chimney in PDX during their migration. It’s a quite the gory show with all the drunk punks cheering loudly when the kestrels and falcons grab a sunset snack, and the birders cracking their knuckles..
The chimney was supposed to be demolished but outcry protected it.

"The birders cracking their knuckles" ha!!!!! brilliant
-AJ

 

[Matias]

Then again I can further f up this conversation.

7 years ago, my saw skills were not fantastic but we were having a hell of a good time making this snag for an artist customer. The opposite of a natural looking wildlife snag, wildlife moved in nevertheless over time.

We had finished a technical/sketchy (remainder of codom leader tear out) big white pine removal 5' from her house, this was our exhale to celebrate our success getting it done well and safely.

-AJ

That hatchet toss was pretty sweet dude!

 

[Stumpsprouts]

Please point me to sources for "invasive Common Swift" in North America if you know them.

Oh god.
It was starlings. I’m a dolt. Don’t listen to me!

 

[moss]

Oh god.
It was starlings. I’m a dolt. Don’t listen to me!

No worries! Yeah, starlings, makes sense. I’ve spent too much time in my far past learning birds. No problemo! As a recovering knuckle crunching (thx Evo!) twitcher (birder) my antennae stood up when invasive swifts were mentioned. Carry on.
-AJ

 

[moss]

That hatchet toss was pretty sweet dude!

The good throw makes it easy! We had way too much fun working. Makes for a good day.
-AJ

 

[BurOakTom]

I’ve heard bluebirds prefer a house that faces east(anecdotal?) . I don’t know. Maybe someone on here has some insight

The Cornell [University] Lab of Ornithology's NestWatch website has lots of info on placing nest boxes / platforms -- type of host, height, bearing, spacing, etc. For Eastern bluebirds, it's at https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/eastern-bluebird/ . And they agree with your recollection -- between NE and SE.

 

[Neill]

That’s a good resource- thanks for pointing me to that

 

[southsoundtree]

Cool to see this thread pop back up from when I was nerding out heavily on this stuff. Here’s one I did at my parents place from now 5 years ago on a Cottonwood that lost a lead due to a canker. There has since been a fair amount of epicormics around the bird house which I need to go clean up.

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Are they dirty, or strengthening the outer edge of the tree, increasing longevity?