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Thanks for the input everyone. I don’t normally feed my Bluebirds but was planning to start. Now I don’t know…
-Martha
Thanks Tammy! That makes me feel so much better! I’ve never had a problem with them either but after the attack on the last clutch I am super paranoid and want to make sure nothing like happens again.
Thankfully we don’t have house wrens or house sparrows in this area.-Martha
Thanks Gin, we put a wobbling stovepipe baffle on today and also moved the nest box into a more open area. I am not familiar with the snake trap but I will look into it.
Should I leave the nest in the box? If the same pair try again maybe they will use it?? I’ve heard that they will but I’m not sure…-Martha
A similar thing happened here with a Carolina Chickadee. We kept an eye on it till late evening and then put it back in the nest box. The next day it fledged.
-Martha
Thank you Lisa. We don’t have house wrens here thank goodness. I still feel like it was a snake. We DO have a lot of snakes in this area. We also have raccoons though.
-Martha
So sorry that they haven’t shown up this year. When I started out I read or heard that attaching a blue ribbon to the roof would attract them. Apparently the ribbon waving in the wind catches their eye. I don’t know if it really works but I would give it a try.
-Martha
They usually visit my yard and hummingbird feeders in the spring for a week or two but I haven’t seen any this year. I always cut oranges in half and put them in the yard with the other feeders. They love them.
-Martha
Hi Dene, I’m from Louisiana, just outside of Shreveport, so we should have similar schedules on nesting in general. My bluebirds usually start nest building early to mid-March. The first clutch of this year fledged a couple of days ago.
It may be that your pair are just getting a late start or maybe had to leave their previous box for some reason. Anyway, I know you’ll enjoy having them!
-Martha
Thank you Carol. I’ll do that. I’ve never had an ant problem but there’s a first time for everything.
-Martha
I’ve been gone for a long long time too. So long I had to create a new account. I’m a Facebook user. I do a lot of machine embroidery and found groups on there to be very helpful when I was starting out and had lots of questions.
I would love to find some good birding groups on there. Any suggestions?-Martha
Hi Mel, congratulations on all the babies! I live in northwest Louisiana too. I’ve heard that Bluebirds will not tolerate Chickadees near them but I’ve had them nest about 20 feet apart for years. The first year I put up a nest box the Chickadees built a nest in it first. I wanted bluebirds so I put up another box nearby and they built in it. They do harass the Chickadees at first but the Chickadees are fast and determined. After a little while the blues don’t seem to mind them. This has been going on for about 12 years. I did put a hole reducer on the Chickadees box. I’ve never heard of Bluebirds taking care of Chickadees though.
-Martha
I live in northwest Louisiana and have them all winter. The young from the summer before hang around with the adults. They are always a welcome sight.
-Martha
