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WHY does my crazy bluebird pair build more than one FULL nest right now? They are driving me nuts – they have a beautiful nest in an older box close to our house, and now have decided to build another one in a different box/location. This is the 3rd year this pair have done this, therefore delaying the 1st eggs and then only having time for one more nesting. I can understand them starting one and then saying “this won’t do, let’s go over here”, but to go to the trouble of building a full nest and THEN changing their mind is beyond me. HOW COMMON IS THIS – anyone else experienced this? I have been trapping & removing HOSP nests from this newer box they are now working on – maybe I should have left the HOSP nest in it (of course not let hatch). Actually, they did for quite some time. Why won’t they read the rule books………
This is extremely common. From what I have read it is more common in first/second year breeding pairs. It seems to be more territorial than anything. I have the same problem right now including a female EABL who seems to insist she wants to next in a DOWO box 15 feet up on a tree with a deep bottom!
It seems like particular birds do this more than others. I had a pair that never did this but but this pair does.
Tammy
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