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I think it was the bastard House Wren whose nest I had dismantled a few days ago. Payback. They hate seeing other birds have a successful nesting.
One of the 5 blue eggs was pecked open with visible yoke.
If I put up that Wren Guard that someone posted will the blues still go in the box?
Help!
Horrible news. Breaks my heart.
I don’t know anything about wren guards, not personally, only what I’ve read and watched on the internet. But I doubt the Bluebirds will have any trouble figuring it out.
- Ira / Coastal NW Florida
Horrible news. Breaks my heart.
I don’t know anything about wren guards, not personally, only what I’ve read and watched on the internet. But I doubt the Bluebirds will have any trouble figuring it out.
Yeah sucks.:(
I won’t give up.Here’s a lighthearted article I found:
https://www.birdwatchersgeneralstore.com/wrens-kicking-out-bluebirds/
Don’t you dare try to blame the chickadees for this nasty egg attack. Chickadees are the best birds ever. They would never do anything like that. Just look at that sweet little chickadee face and tell me how you could even think that they would be involved in such a thing. If anything, the ever-helpful chickadees probably tried to put the broken eggs back together. But as we have all learned from the sad adventures of a certain H. Dumpty, egg reassembly is no easy task, even for chickadees. So if it wasn’t the chickadees, who could have done this awful thing? Let’s examine the evidence.
The bluebirds are committed to that nest. So if you follow the suggestions on clearance and flap length to give them they’ll have no problem.
BUT unfortunately the House Wren knows where that box is now and unfortunately they’ll probably keep piercing in the eggs. You can try it but people normally don’t have luck after the fact.
The Wren guard keeps a Wren from finding the cavity hole initially.
So it’s hard to know whether to let a Wren nest or not allow then to nest. Either way, they might destroy eggs.Tammy
The bluebirds are committed to that nest. So if you follow the suggestions on clearance and flap length to give them they’ll have no problem.
BUT unfortunately the House Wren knows where that box is now and unfortunately they’ll probably keep piercing in the eggs. You can try it but people normally don’t have luck after the fact.
The Wren guard keeps a Wren from finding the cavity hole initially.
So it’s hard to know whether to let a Wren nest or not allow then to nest. Either way, they might destroy eggs.Hopefully this might be a wake up call to the blues to defend more. :(
I have no doubt if I would allow the wrens to nest they would continue to destroy and peck.
Down to two viable eggs now, he pecked another one.
Went out to check and heard him and saw the male bluebird nearby. Start defending !!
She removed one of them. So two pecked and two normal
The House Wren is running wild over the whole yard.
@BlueDaBaDee That is terrible.
I don’t know what you can do. FWIW, one hypothesis I developed when dealing with the house sparrows last summer is don’t feed them. I don’t know if that applies to house wrens, except the general idea is don’t accommodate them; whatever they like, take it away from them. I appreciate this probably won’t have any impact if there are many wrens and they are getting what they like from the environment around you.
See what others say about this next point, but you may end up needing to take the nest boxes down until the these individual wrens move on. Again, I’m interested to read what others say.
@tamsea I’m glad you posted on wren guide use. I had missed the point that the purpose is to keep the wrens from finding the nest box entrance in the first place, but not from finding it again after they have found it earlier.- Ira / Coastal NW Florida
Tammy and all, I agree that trying to stop one after the fact is nearly impossible. They usually stay until the last egg is gone. If you get in that situation you might try relocating the nestbox away from it’s current position. I did that years ago by moving the box from the back yard to the front yard. Then moved it back the next year.
Good luck with your birds.
David
Stafford, VATammy and all, I agree that trying to stop one after the fact is nearly impossible. They usually stay until the last egg is gone. If you get in that situation you might try relocating the nestbox away from it’s current position. I did that years ago by moving the box from the back yard to the front yard. Then moved it back the next year.
Good luck with your birds.
Hey, I’ll take twins.
Bluebirds can’t seem to defend against House Wrens. They are so fast and sneaky. They’re in and out before you know it. They don’t sit on top of the box thinking about going in like House Sparrows do.
Good news, the two eggs are still unharmed as of today.
I’m seeing the parents around a little more
I’m shocked but so glad for you! When I have a wren attack they do it until all the eggs are gone. So relieved for you!
Tammy
Good luck with your birds.
Hey, I’ll take twins.
Did the twins fledge?
David
Stafford, VA
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