A Few Other Pictures On the Trail:
...before the Noel guard was installed in early 2009.
Above: a typical white pine needle nest.
Below: Some Canadian Geese stopped by:
Rest stop for a few days.
For 2009, this is a fully converted nestbox from front opening to side opening so that the hardware cloth wire “Noel” guard over the entry hole can be installed. The purpose is to to protect the incubating female, the eggs, and chicks from bird predators and from any ground predators that possibly could get by the Kingston stovepipe baffle you see here. Not too many ground predators can get by this wobbly baffle, thankfully!
