Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Backyard bird watching with Harry
Well, it looks like we’re
finished with the winter
snows and it’s time to start
thinking about your bird
houses. Of course as I say
that and I’m remembering
Easter last year. When we
had snow and the kids had
fun finding their eggs out at
Jubilee Park in the snow.
You will want to start
cleaning them out for the
spring migration. If you
don’t have a bird house,
you will want to start
thinking about building or
buying a house or two. For
the next couple of weeks
we’ll talk about bird hous-
es and what we need to do
this spring.
wrong?
in the early morning. If
you see no activity for sev-
A: First, make sure eral days, remove the box
the entry hole is at least and clean it out.
1 ½ inches across. This is
the optimum size to admit
Lint:
wrens, chickadees, titmice
Q: I have always heard
and tree swallows.
that dryer lint is good nest-
ing material, but now peo-
What to do?
ple say it isn’t. Why?
Q: I put out a wren
house and a pair of chicka-
A: Lint is not good
dees started going back and nesting material because
forth with bits of moss. I it retains much more wa-
thought they were moving ter than grass. Wet nesting
in. A few days later they material will not maintain
were gone. Should I clean the nest temperature as dry
the house out and hope for material will and saturated
other tenants?
nesting material can also
cause a nest to lose it form.
Wadded grass will regain
it shape when it dries out,
but dryer lint will not.
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Groups discuss water quality
Continued from A-1
Stream tables, according to Bowman, are
a good way for young students to interact with
a “river” up close and understand how several
science concepts are interrelated.
Bowman also suggested having older stu-
dents “adopt” a stream in their area and study
the water, plant and animal life or organize a
cleanup day as part of increased awareness of
how streams work.
Volunteers have been checking on streams
near local watersheds for fish populations and
areas that might be blocked off from debris,
large jumps or other obstacles, making it dif-
ficult for fish to spawn.
Ring said IV Watershed Council and Soil
and Water Conservation projects are not meant
to prevent any development, but to consider
how to improve planning.
“If we learn about the fish in our creeks…it
just helps us as humans plan better,” Ring said.
Reusing:
Q: The birds using my
birdhouse have moved on.
Should I clean it out or will
they use the old nest for
another family?
Nest Boxes:
Empty:
Q: My son made a
birdhouse for me and set it
on a pole. It’s been up for
a while, but no birds are
going to it. Is this normal
or did he do something
A: Feel free to clean
out the old nest. Any birds
reusing the box will likely
build a new nest anyway.
In the fall, take the cleaned
out nest and fashion a
new one from dried grass.
This will give winter birds
roosting in the box a bit of
cold weather.
A: Your chickadees
may still be in residence
but acting very sneaky, es-
pecially if they have eggs
in the nest. You may want
to check inside for eggs. If
you can’t get to the box,
monitor it carefully for a
Q & A’s are out of Bird
few more days, especially Watchers Digest.
The Kerby
Transfer Station
(Photo by Darcy Wallace, Illinois Valley News)
Illinois Valley Watershed Council volunteers Jan Walker and Emily Ring check on a
hoop fish trap near the Wastewater Treatment Plant Friday, April 8. Volunteers have
been regularly checking on fish traps in various local streams to monitor fish popula-
tions during the winter and spring seasons.
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