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Imagine My Surprise

Imagine my surprise today when I walked behind the coach and a swallow flew out of the tailpipe!  I just drove the coach yesterday and parked it at about 7 PM.  Today maybe 16 hours later these industrious swallows had staked out their new home.  There was some pine needle nesting material at the edge of the tailpipe.  As a temporary solution I wadded a bunch of paper towels and blocked their entrance.  The swallows were not happy and started buzzing me!!

I wonder if anyone makes a plug or cover like the ones that go in private jet engine nacelles when the jets are out of service?  A quick Google search didn't find anything. 
Mark Duckworth
2003 U320 4220
Build 6199, Motorcade 17971

Re: Imagine My Surprise

Reply #1 –
Get a 4 inch nerf ball
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Lynn & Marilyn Sickel
Tollville, AR
1997  U320  40'
2021 Chevrolet Silverado pickup
Motorcader  17257

Re: Imagine My Surprise

Reply #2 –
The Swallow's side of the Story: "Harriet and I searched for a nice spot over near those Pine; looked for weeks, good schools, you know...Spotted the perfect spot--StainlessSteel, about Five inches. What? ID or OD?!? Forget that, it was perfect! Then...'
Paul & Kathleen
1995 U320c SE 40'
Build 4681 --Cummins M11 /17511
"That Irish Girl"
Red MINI " 40"

Re: Imagine My Surprise

Reply #3 –
We use a used up tube sock stretched over it for the same reason.  If you forget to take it off it will just blow off. Ask Mike to tell you about his bird ordeal if you ever see him around a campfire.

Pamela
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

Re: Imagine My Surprise

Reply #4 –
Start it up and they will move.
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon

Re: Imagine My Surprise

Reply #5 –
Check with the Amish ladies. Maybe you can get one of their caps that look like coffee filters but larger.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD
 

Re: Imagine My Surprise

Reply #6 –
Haven't experienced a bird, but a travel friend had a ground squirrel try to move into his tail pipe. We were sitting outside his coach and saw the little critter go in, he went in and started the engine. The squirrel went in looking normal, when it was blown out he had turned BLACK ! 🐹😳
Dave W. (AKA Toyman )
'03, 270, 36', Build 6095, Pulling whatever I hook it to.

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
Dr Seuss