Friday, April 11, 2014

Nest Boxes for Cavity-Nesting Seabirds are Ready to Order!

Designed by David Wingate of Bermuda, these nest houses for cavity nesting seabirds represent decades of design from the world's expert on saving endangered petrels and tropicbirds.


The devices are ingeniously simple and the pieces stack inside one another. The top is vented and held on with sturdy molded tabs that lock in. They can be buried in sand, covered in rock or cemented in place, and you can install them in any location that will be safe from Dogs, Cats or other predators.

Bermuda Audubon and the Bermuda Department of Conservation Services sells the previous version and has had great success filling cliffs with White-tailed Tropicbirds. Special baffles for the entrance can limit the tunnels to smaller species including Cahows or Audubon's Shearwaters. The first 25 are available for installation in the Caribbean. Just contact me with shipping information and an explanation of when and where you will put them in. The only costs are shipping and an agreement to send pictures and reports on the success of your nest boxes.

The molds were funded by Bermuda Audubon Society, while BirdsCaribbean and the National Fish and Wildlife Federation funded the molding of the first 50 boxes. They can be used anywhere in the world. Contact me for ordering information.

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