... a big brown rectangular spot on this tree. Where the Screech Owl box used to be.
Walking out to take a look confirmed the obvious, the box had fallen.
Look closely and you can see the screws still in the tree. The wood had rotted around the screws.
Each fall we clean out the bird boxen, removing and prepping for spring. And when I had attempted to clean out this one I noticed it was coming away form the tree. We had planned to repair it but it is now too late.
Some critter or critters had been using the box, very likely squirrels. No critters were in it when I emptied it.
A sad end.
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