Patent ID: 6530344
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A man-made nesting structure for rough-winged swallows for mounting on a wall having a substantially upright outer surface, comprising:a substantially elongated structure having a hollow interior, said structure mounted externally on the outer surface of said wall, elongated said structure having a long axis extending horizontally and closely parallel to the outer surface of said wall, elongated said structure having a first and second end; an entrance defined at said first end; a nesting area defined at said second end; and a downwardly slanting roof member having a front, said roof member to aid in preventing predators from gaining access to said hollow interior of said nesting structure and an upwardly slanting wall of said structure elongated, where on outer surface of said upwardly slanting wall is directed at a downward angle from a horizontal plane, said entrance defined, in said upwardly slanting wall where rough-winged swallows fly upwardly into said entrance.