I would say if you're going to move it, do it now without delay, ideally when they're not around!
Marie (currently in CA) Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake Basin Available here: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/G0000NlCxX37uTzE/C0000BPFGij6nLfE ________________________________________ From: bounce-116489196-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-116489196-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Linda Orkin [wingmagi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 6:17 PM To: Laura J. Heisey Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Another nesting Carolina Wren question Laura. I'm gonna go out on limb here and say move it. But if you wait till there are eggs they surely won't abandon. Linda Sent from my iPhone On Jun 23, 2014, at 5:45 PM, "Laura J. Heisey" <l...@cornell.edu> wrote: > They really went to town today. The hollowed out parts of both baskets are > stuffed with moss and all kinds of other material. > > One basket is accessible by chipmunks, which I know is disastrous for the > wrens. It's hanging on a shepherd's hook attached to the porch railing. I can > remove the hook and hang the basket directly from the roof, foiling the > chipmunks. It would mean moving the basket about a foot. Do I dare move it at > this point? > > Thanks everyone, for your advice and encouragement. > Laura > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --