Scout report for Barn Swallows, Chimney Switfs, Tree Swallow

[starling shooter]

Looking at the scout report every year is neat.

I think it would be great if they could make a link for the Barn Swallows, Tree Swallows and Chimney Swifts too.

I know this is a PM sight but as much traffic as it gets, I think it would go.

Thoughts?

[jonkertb]

I like it Starling Shooter! At least the tree swallows so we can get our swallow housing ready to get them to declare a territory before the PM get here. Each year I have been fortunate to get my TS to claim BB nest boxes and not compete w/the PM housing
tom....getting excited but hope they wait for decent weather this year!!

[rickluc]

At my place the Purple Martins, Tree Swallows, and Barn Swallows all use the same perch post.

[kratz71]

I have a chimney swift question for you guys. Is there any type of chimney cap that lets swifts in but keeps racoons and the like out? I would love to remove the hardware cloth that is covering my chimney if there was an alternative. Let me know.

Thanks,

Mike

[Pat Kramer]

Here are two migration tracking sites I am aware of:

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds:
http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html

Chimney Swifts:
http://www.concentric.net/%7edwa/page49.html

[Fred Kaluza~MI]

For those interested in Chimney Swifts, don't forget to check out our friends at...

http://www.chimneyswifts.org/

They were promising a redesign of their web page and I was hoping for an updated Scout Report but it looks like it's still showing last year's arrivals.

[Fred Kaluza~MI]

Mike, to deter the raccoons, try to make sure they can't crawl up the outside of it or jump to it from a higher point. If it's a brick chimney, I would think some aluminum flashing around the base or near the top would prevent them from getting a grip.