2004 Nest Box Cam
European Starling

Each spring, starlings continue to try to nest in many cavities in our front yard sycamores. Most of these cavities face upward - the result of rot where former owners had beheaded the trees. Only starlings show interest in using these locations. However, the most coveted spot is a recently excavated flicker hole. A roof and camera housing were fitted on this cavity when the upper part of the limb crumbled away this winter. Flickers have never used the site, they just excavated it for the starlings - an all too common occurrence. Video was taped for several days before the nesting was terminated.

The following still photos are taken from a single frame of video from the vhs tapes. This process results in a substantial loss of quality compared to the original camera image and vhs tape.

Starling nestlings in the flicker cavity

Adult feeding young.

The tree cavity with roof and cam housing

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Observations and studies using nest box camera starling and house sparrow traps
2005 brown thrasher nest cam 2005 purple martin gourd cam
2004 Carolina wren nest cam 2004 European starling nest cam
2004 gray squirrel nest cam 2006 polygamous barn owl nest cam
2003 barn owl nest cam 2001 American Kestrel nest box cam
2002 American Kestrel nest box cam 2001 Yellow Shafted Flicker nest box cam
2002 Yellow Shafted Flicker nest box cam 2005 Yellow Shafted Flicker nest box cam
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