On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 18:07:57 GMT, David Wright
wrote:

I think it might be possible to attract them without having to build a
bridge! Maybe just a 6x8 foot, or so, platform with 2x8 stringers,
raised 8 feet off the ground would do the trick. I just looked to
verify that "our" nests are built on 2x8s.

I wonder how much free flight room they need around their nesting
areas? It would be very easy to put up a raised platform like that.
But as Victoria mentioned, I might be better off just providing a
source of water for the ones I already have in the neighborhood. The
bridge (Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road) is provided by TxDOT for free.

I'm looking forward to attracting a colony of Mexican free-tailed bats
next spring.

I had some that lived in a little space over my garage some years ago
and it was nice to go get the paper in the early morning as they
returned and patrolled my yard for their last feeding of the night.

But I think I am developing a soft spot for chimney swifts. I had
neighbors with a swift colony in their chimney and during the summer
they can be intrusive (noisy) prior to fledging their young. The
neighbors are gone but the swifts and chimney are still there - but
you never know when the new neighbors may tire of them. I suspect
good chimney swift chimneys and patient chimney swift chimney owners
are much rarer around here than bridges.

Rusty Mase


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