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Connie What’s with the bear? Is there any way to keep him away from that feeder? Be careful out there.
David
Stafford, VARick, I will bet that your blues have been watching you doing the yard work and know that as you are raking or mowing in the lawn, you make grubs, worms and insects available. And they do not see you as a threat.
It is good to see that 5th egg. Enjoy the blues!David
Stafford, VATammy – so sorry about this batch of eggs. Weather has no mercy and it has really been strange this spring. But you did every thing that you could. They will be back again. Carol are you still having cool weather too?
David
Stafford, VAYour female should accept the wren guard as she has eggs in the box. Watch tomorrow to see if she has laid another egg. If no, I would remove the guard again until she goes in again, then put it up again. Young females might not be comfortable with a guard hanging over their door until the see that it is not harming the nest.
David
Stafford, VAJudy, Carol and all, yes, lots of excitement in this first sitting. And the weather seems to be having trouble deciding what it is going to do – cool, cold , hot. There is no pattern at all. I have seen both birds today on the shepherd’s hook but mama bird just stays a little while and goes back in. It is still cool even though the temps today were in the 60’s wind chill brought them down.
David
Stafford, VAThere is a 5th egg and she is now sitting. I saw the male on the shepherd’s hook with a grub to take to the box but mama left the nest before he could get it to her. That is when I took the photo of the eggs. She was back about 15 minutes later.
So now we wait for a couple of weeks.
David
Stafford, VAThere was supposed to be a photo with that last post. Don’t know what happened. It has been raining all day today and I did not get to see if there was a 5th egg. Will try tomorrow.
Here is that 4th egg.
David
Stafford, VACongratulations on the first egg. The fun begins. Did she lay a second egg after you put up the spooker? If so, I would try the Wren guard if you have a wren problem. I have not seen a sparrow or wren in my back yard for a while so I have not put up a spooker or wren guard. I have them ready in case I see some of that activity.
Question 2. Have you had a shepherds hook there before? If so, did they use it? Mine seem to like the hook in the morning but stay in the trees during the afternoon – except following the hatch. Then they seem to land there with their meal for the nestlings before going to the nestbox. My hook is about 30 feet in front and to the left side of the nest box. I do not have many other birds that share the hook. maybe a cardinal or robin once in a while, but not many others.
David
Stafford, VAThanks Carol. No, she is not sitting on the eggs yet so we should see 1 or 2 more. It is still cool in the evening so that concerns me a bit. At least we have a brood before Memorial day.
David
Stafford, VAGood to hear that you have a new brood also. I am kind of disjointed. We had that early nest and still no eggs.
David
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