OCTOBER 2022 THE RIDER /39 Barn Swallow Shelves, Cups and Boxes


Works” about a shelf that Barn Swallows were able to build a nest on. This shelf is small 4” x 4” or (10 cm x 10 cm). Placed 5 1/2 “ (14 cm) from the ceil- ing or roof of a structure, it achieved instant suc- cess.


There are many other shelves, boxes and cups which have worked for other Barn Swallow land-


build nests is on the tops of light fixtures, under ve- randa roofs and in barns. As well as utilizing the round shape of such, they will nest on the end of a long florescent lamp which extends past the ceiling joist.


One of the Barn Swallows’ favourite places to I wrote an article called “The Shelf That lords.


land, high school teacher, Pete Townshend engages his stu- dents to make small wooden alcoves for Barn Swallows. I


On Prince Edward Is-


tracted Barn Swallows. This clever horse owner had de- vised a five sided box to install on the barn wall. Her barn is fully insulated with smooth plywood walls inside. There


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Makeshift Barn Swallow Shelf P.E.I. Barn Swallow Shelf


showing a woman making a nest cup out of plaster of Paris; https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=qnwcqkHsp_k, previ- ously mentioned in a former article. I discovered another


expensive Barn Swallow nest cup in North America is a wooden half cup, which Barn Swallows finish off with mud and a soft bed of dried grass and feathers. It is available with vertical sides for $26.95 each and another supplier makes a different variety with tapered sides for $29.50 per pair; U.S. Funds, 2022 prices. One can easily find and order them on line. Here is You Tube video


fashioned some of my own, after his clever design. The most elaborate and


horse stable owner was pro- viding “boxes” for their Barn Swallows. I couldn’t imagine what Barn Swallow would nest inside a bird box. Upon reviewing a photograph of the box, I understood why it at-


starting a Barn Swallow Soci- ety? That is one reason Blue- bird population made a good recovery. There are Blue Bird societies all over North Amer- ica.


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was five sided (no front) and looked to be about the same size as my Tree Swallow boxes. The interior measure- ments are; floor 5 1/2” by 6” and the height is 8 1/2”. I too recommend this design, with one small change. I suggest a much lower ceiling height; my standard 5 1/2”. I include a plan, complete with measure- ments. Is anyone interested in


are no old beams or niches for Barn Swallows to attach their nests. I cannot locate the orig- inal photograph, so I provide a drawing of this box as I re- member it. The “box” in question


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