Nest Box Guide For Waterfowl - Alberta Conservation Association

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Other Occasional Users5 to 6 eggs per nestNEST BOX GUIDE FOR WATERFOWL |21Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)These birds prefer a much smaller nest site, but if the need dictates, a duckbox is sometimes used. Eggs are blue to bluish white.Mountain Bluebird eggsActual size (average egg)17 mm22 mm
Other Occasional UsersNEST BOX GUIDE FOR WATERFOWL |22Tree Swallow(Tachycineta bicolor)4 to 7 eggs per nestTree Swallows prefer a smaller box, but will often build a grass nest linedwith feathers in a corner of a duck sized nest box. Eggs are rosy pink to purewhite with no markings.Tree Swallow eggsActual size (average egg)13 mm19 mm
Page 1 and 2: Nest Box GuideFor WaterfowlAlberta
Page 4 and 5: IntroductionWhy Nest Boxes?Although
Page 6 and 7: Identifying Wildlife SpeciesThat Us
Page 8 and 9: WaterfowlCommon Goldeneye (Bucephal
Page 10 and 11: Waterfowl6 to 12 eggs per nestBuffl
Page 12 and 13: WaterfowlHooded Merganser (Lophodyt
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Page 16: Other Occupants4 to 5 eggs per nest
Page 19 and 20: Other OccupantsBoreal Owl(Aegolius
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Page 27 and 28: Other Occasional UsersWasps and Bee
Page 29 and 30: Nest Box CareNEST BOX GUIDE FOR WAT
Page 31 and 32: Nest Box CarePlace the initial boxe
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