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Nesting box question

To: 'Canberrabirds' <>
Subject: Nesting box question
From: Philip Veerman <>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:12:16 +0000

Both rosellas and mynas are able to cope easily with no horizontal perching area at the front of the nest box. Rosellas usually perch on the roof then climb down, mynas may also do that but usually just fly direct to the hole and perch on the rim of the hole. I have had to cover the hole on mine this year because sadly the mynas are more persistent than the 2 species of rosellas, (all three have been claiming the box for several weeks). But now bees have invaded the box, through a warp gap on the side.

 

Philip

 

From: David Nicholls [
Sent: Sunday, 28 October, 2018 9:18 PM
To: David McDonald (personal)
Cc: Canberrabirds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Nesting box question

 

Another possibility is https://www.nestingboxes.com.au though I note their “rosella” box has a perching area, which might be irresistible for Mynahs.

 

DN



On 28 Oct 2018, at 6:14 pm, David McDonald (personal) <> wrote:

 

Hello David, this company comes highly recommended: Hollow Log Homes https://www.hollowloghomes.com/
- David

On 2018-10-28 12:04, David Nicholls wrote:

We have a huge E. melliodora in our garden. Rosellas and others regularly look at the bark scars to see if they are suitable for nesting (they aren't). So we thought a couple of nesting boxes nailed to the tree might be a good idea.

Where is the best place to obtain suitable boxes?  Preferably soon while the nesting frenzy is still on them.  I can assemble, but larger scale carpentry is not practicable.

Candidate local (Deakin) species are Crimson and Eastern Rosellas, possibly Lorikeets, Gang-gangs, Galahs, Red-rumps. Maybe Satin Bowerbirds, if they like that sort of thing. It's probably mainly the Rosellas that might be interested.

DN

 

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