Glad to see interest here in moving the nest box. I am admittedly new to the falcon world, but I have given the matter a lot of thought all through the fall and winter and come up with the following ideas:
1) How about national and international expressions of interest? On this board, it can happen. Even a few emails from Faraway Falcon Fans would probably make a big impression. ( In South Bend, even places such as Cleveland and Indianapolis are considered kind of far away. ) If we got board posts from around the world on the box issue, it might make action more likely. As a bonus, this might lead to local press coverage, which would increase local interest in our guys .
2) I wonder if it would be helpful for the locals in charge of the South Bend box to see various picture examples of successful box locations. They used to say that a picture is worth one thousand words. How about posting pictures and links here, or having a separate place? Mods, let us know what is best !
I don't know the Topeka story, but maybe that would be a useful example to share also.
I am busy for the next two days, but after that Im willing to do some legwork here in South Bend. For this cause, I am willing to work on-line, telephone, and/or in person, and to use my powers of friendliness and persuasion.
I'm going to take a wild guess and say that maybe it is better for the box to be moved before egg laying, but I don't really know. In any event, I will aim for action sooner rather than later.
sbwatcher