Jamie, the nest guard I used looks like this one, but lacks that perch at the bottom:
I do not understand why this would have a perch. I’d never buy this one now. There is a blue version of this, shown online, with photos of bluebirds using it and sitting on the perch. But of course, HOSP would also sit on the perch, so that’s not a great idea. I’m sure the blues will accept it, esp if they have eggs in the box. I did a lot of reading about hole restrictors this spring, and the common theme was that the female (of many species) readily accepts, while the male is more skeptical. So if your husband saw the male going in, that’s a good sign.
Btw I did not paste a photo there. I pasted a link. Good ol’ Amazon is promoting with photos!
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Julie.