[Tweeters] Why cherry growers are turning to a tiny predator for help

[Steve Hampton via Tweeters]

They don't mention how they keep the starlings out of the kestrel boxes. It
is such a problem that the guidance I have read simply says, "don't put up
kestrel boxes if there are starlings around." The solution is to check the
box every week and then eject the starlings. This is rather onerous,
especially because kestrel boxes are typically situated quite high.

I'd love to put up a box or two at a certain place (they recommend 1/2 mile
apart from each other), but until I find a better solution, I'm holding
off.





On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM Gene Beall via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Interesting article:

>

> https://www.earth.com/news/why-cherry-growers-are-turning-to-a-tiny-predator-for-help/

>

> Gene Beall

> Sammamish, WA

> gene.beall at gmail.com

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​Steve Hampton​
Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)
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