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20 Habitat Conservation PlanFigure 3 - Cavity Nest Box in Cobb's Pond, Gander. Photo by Charmaine BarneyRoosting and nesting structures for non-waterfowl species:An off-shoot of a nest box project could be a cooperative project between a Green Team,a local science class and/or a local youth groups or businesses. Individuals could build,install and monitor a variety of nest structures (Figure 4) that might be appropriate forbirds like Tree Swallows and Northern Flicker, for owls like the Great Horned and forbats….all commonly found around agricultural areas. This would prove beneficial tolocal farmers in that many bird species (and bats) feed on insects and may serve asnatural pest control. In addition, providing nests for certain birds may also help reduce(or keep in check) populations of birds that may not be desirable to farmers (i.e. crows,starlings) and rodents (i.e. mice) while increasing biodiversity on the agriculturallandscape.