The Wooden BH In Papar Sabah !!!

A wooden BH in Papar Sabah which was too short, too bright inside, very dry  plus a bit on the high temperature side.

The chances to have any nest inside is very slim.

However upon using the super pheromone the birds came in and build a number of nests here and there.

How I wish it can be improved.

The owner was kind enough to try a few canisters during it early stages and the result showed was encouraging.

Inside my heart I know that this BH need some kind of inspection.

During my last trip to Semporna I insisted with the BH owner to allow me to take a good look inside.  My ticket home was no more direct but I make my move to stop over in Kota Kinabalu just for his sake.

"Sorry Pak Harry I have to attend a Seminar in Miri, Sarawak as such I have arrange with my partner to take you there." his last minute change of plan.

No matter what he was involved with my prime intention of visiting his BH is on my top list.

His partner, a lady, drop by and fetch me to the BH.  It was a very long drive to Papar town and later inside those jungle about 15-20 minutes inside.

Once arrived I took a very deep breath and feel very glad that at last I am at where I plan to be.

His partner open the door of the BH while I took a good look around the BH.

It looks okay but I was not happy with the main entrance hole positioning.  It was on the wall and not on a monkey house structure.

There was no hexagonal tweeter on the roof areas.  I was a bit disappointed with this lack of commitment.

I took my steps into the BH and when I entered I was at the roving area where the main entrance window was.

It was very bright and a bit too long for those birds to travelled inside.

One common error that I observed about this BH was that the external sound tweeters stops at this room.

The consultant never believed that external sound should be installed inside and the best at the far end of the nesting room.

The moment you walk into the nesting room you can see the end wall.  That was more than 25 feet away.

Yes a very common mistake by most consultant.  I prescribed that if you stand two feet apart you must not be able to see each other while this BH the wall that was more than 25 feet away can be easily seen.

I have a good look at the nesting planks and make a few comments that needs some modifications.

The internal sound tweeters placement was not proper and there were no crossings.

I took a very long look and scribble a few points for my report to me made later.

After about 45 minutes I told the partner that I have jot down most of the things I wanted and will submit a full report as soon as I can find a proper table to write.

We adjourned to a coffee shop and I put down my report for her to hand over to her partner.

Not a very long list, about 13 pages, and I told her to pass it to her partner as soon as he return home from Miri.

The visit report was very clear and I specifically focus on the external and internal modifications.

The BH needs a serious modification on the outside (mainly the roof extension above the entrance hole and the hexagonal tweeter).

On the inside he need to block those light from polluting his nesting room. My suggestion was to erect a wall with a door that will allow those birds to feel safe.

With a number of sketches given I told them to proceed with it and I guarantee them that if they follow my prescription their BH will improve by at least 200 percent.

The use of Super Pheromone after revamp formed a part of the whole project.

I was surprised that even with very little modifications upon using the Pheromone those birds were seen to react to it.

Just imagine if the house is modified as per my recommendations.