Where exactly on the site is the photo of the pontoon? I'm wondering if
pontoons could be better than islands, as they could be constructed to
make it difficult for a fox to climb up onto them. Although I guess
that could make it hard for young birds too.
Peter Shute
wrote on Thursday, 13 December 2007
6:10 PM:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> In response to the debate bird islands in dams, I have cut
> and pasted the article below off the net from Alaska. Jean
> Tam's work with Loons in Connors Lake in Anchorage shows how
> successful a very simple approach can be in providing refuge
> for nesting birds. I have visited this lake with Jean and
> Scott and as you can see from the photos the pontoon is not
> far from shore. I'm not sure what the fox population is in
> Anchorage, but red foxes do inhabit the state and naturally
> cats are common pets. As you will read though, raptors were
> the big issue for the loons, which they fixed with a screen.
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