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Not exactly what you're looking for, but here is what worked for the problem described: </div>
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1.) I had a flicker bore through the siding and nest in the wall cavity of the house one Spring. After the babies fledged and left, on the advice of the USFWS, I made and hung a flicker-spec'd birdhouse nearby. Flickers moved into it and seemed to defend the
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2.) I moved to a different place, and put up a flicker box on a pole near the house. I had to discourage starlings from using it at first, but once some flickers moved in they repeated the pattern of using the box, and not trying to bore holes in the house. </div>
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I really don't recall any drilling problems after either of these efforts, though I admit it's possible I was so captivated by Flicker Family doings that I forgot to care about the siding. </div>
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1. Leavenworth Spring Birdfest 5/15-18 (jimullrich via Tweeters)<br>
2. Bird noise deterrents (Sandi Doughton via Tweeters)<br>
3. Colombia journey (Scott Ramos via Tweeters)<br>
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Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 12:15:10 -0700<br>
From: jimullrich via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
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Subject: [Tweeters] Leavenworth Spring Birdfest 5/15-18<br>
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Howdy Tweets:<br>
Perfect timing to plan your fun trip to Leavenworth and the 5/15-18 Spring Bird Fest. Visit for trips/talks/rafting/mountain biking/artist groups etc:
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Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 21:18:18 -0700<br>
From: Sandi Doughton via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
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Subject: [Tweeters] Bird noise deterrents<br>
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Hi all. I?m looking for insight/experiences with using loud bird calls as a<br>
deterrent for nuisance birds.<br>
Here?s the situation: I?m in West Seattle. My neighbors? home has, in past<br>
years, been seriously damaged by a male Northern flicker that drilled<br>
through the eaves and yanked out huge wads of insulation.<br>
Their response- guided by some pest control company- has been to mount<br>
speakers on the front and back of their very tall home, and blast bird<br>
calls nonstop, dawn to dusk. I don?t think they hear it in their house, but<br>
it?s really obnoxious in my yard.<br>
Merlin recognizes a couple of calls - sharp-shinned hawk, bald eagle - but<br>
most of it is avian gibberish, including one screeching sequence that<br>
sounds like a gull being dismembered.<br>
Most of the backyard birds seem unaffected, but I haven?t seen a towhee<br>
since the racket started early this spring.<br>
What are folks? thoughts? Does this work? ( I haven?t seen a Northern<br>
flicker recently, so maybe it does?) Does it negatively impact other<br>
species?<br>
Thanks for any insights you can offer.<br>
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Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 22:13:54 -0700<br>
From: Scott Ramos via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
To: Tweeters Tweeters Bird Chat <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
Subject: [Tweeters] Colombia journey<br>
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In early March this year, Dave Swayne and I made a 2-week birding trip to<br>
Colombia. We visited two areas, the Colombian Amazon and the Caribbean<br>
coast, which included dry scrub and the lush mountain habitat above Santa<br>
Marta. Both of these areas appear in many Colombian birding itineraries but<br>
I had no idea what to expect before this trip.<br>
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To share some of that experience for others with curiosity about the<br>
region, I have put together a blog that describes the adventure from our<br>
perspective. Part 1 is now published and details the Amazon itinerary; work<br>
is progressing on Part 2.<br>
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Given that we would be in the rainforest for a week, I expected heat,<br>
humidity and frequent rain. We got plenty of the first two but, except for<br>
several hours of one outing, the rain was not really an issue. The novelty<br>
of birding the rainforest is that the majority of the time we were birding<br>
from a small motored and/or paddled boat with barely enough room for 4 or 5<br>
of us. But we saw plenty of birds. Many were challenging but we had skilled<br>
guides throughout. It was an intense and fun trip.<br>
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Scott Ramos<br>
Seattle<br>
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