<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Great question, Triliegh.</div><div dir="ltr">I suppose it’s possible that another pair might use that space with a nest rebuild.</div><div dir="ltr">But it’s considered good practice to empty and clean the nest box. The main reason being the removal of any resident parasites.</div><div dir="ltr">And new wallpaper is always nice.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Dan McDougall-Treacy<br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 25, 2024, at 8:47 PM, Trileigh Tucker <TRI@seattleu.edu> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:#4472C4">A few days ago I was startled to see two Bewick’s Wrens inspecting their last-year’s nest box—I thought they’d start that investigation much later. The box still contains
last year’s nest. Should I clean it out, or let them remodel?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:#4472C4">My guess is that it’s better to clean it out and replace the existing nest with fresh wood shavings (their substrate last year, which worked well). But I thought I’d check
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:#4472C4">Good birding to you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Lucida Bright",serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:none">Pelly Valley, West Seattle <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Lucida Bright",serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://naturalpresencearts.com/"><span style="color:#033160">NaturalPresenceArts.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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