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 ====== Preparing Your Location for the CrowBox ====== ====== Preparing Your Location for the CrowBox ======
-===== 05/10/18 v.1 =====+This article describes a simple feeding program that we use to prepare a location for corvids before deploying a new CrowBox. We suggest you start this program one or two weeks before you plan to put out your CrowBox. Better still, begin around the time you are buying your parts and continue while you build your CrowBox
  
-This article describes a simple feeding program that we use to prepare a location for corvids before deploying a new CrowboxWe suggest you start this program one or two weeks before you plan to put out your CrowboxBetter still, begin around the time you are buying your parts and continue while you build your Crowbox+ABefore you can begin, you must choose the spot where you will place your CrowBoxFor help with this see the article on selecting a location [[kit:location_selection|here]].
  
-A. Before you can begin, you must choose the spot where you will place your Crowbox. For help with this see the article on selecting a location [[kit:location_selection|here]]. +B. OK, feeding time! The whole idea here is to get corvids used to finding food at the location where your CrowBox will one day appear. The type of food used is important; Our research indicates two food items which, when offered together, are quite effective at attracting corvids:
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-B. OK, feeding time! The whole idea here is to get corvids used to finding food at the location where your Crowbox will one day appear. The type of food used is important; Our research indicates two food items which, when offered together, are quite effective at attracting corvids:+
  
     * Roasted, unsalted, shell-on peanuts     * Roasted, unsalted, shell-on peanuts
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   - Replace food after it has all been eaten. Only do this one or two times per day.    - Replace food after it has all been eaten. Only do this one or two times per day. 
  
-E. Some tips:+E. Documentation: 
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 +We’ve built a simple google form that feeds into a spreadsheet (you can see an example of the spreadsheet [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xnV_1o8NYsk7nuf6Z9Lgjrg1yf8mSVNb3Q5uF5KHLj8/edit?usp=sharing|here]] and the form [[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h_iUyAzhaAJqhhtectffFTzhdrje4N92IwrzzeDBxIQ/edit|here]] - copy them for your own use!) so you can just open your phone every time you take an action or want to make a note on a piece of video. Remember, the more you write down, the better your outcomes will be! 
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 +F. Some tips:
   - Use the peanut and cheese snack food mix. Other foods may attract birds which are not corvids.   - Use the peanut and cheese snack food mix. Other foods may attract birds which are not corvids.
   - You may have to outsmart local squirrels if they steal the food. Use a pole and/or baffle.   - You may have to outsmart local squirrels if they steal the food. Use a pole and/or baffle.
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