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Up to 4 eggs in the second clutch!
They aren’t giving up. New egg freshly laid!
Same nest.
:)
Took down other box wren was using.
@BlueDaBaDee That’s terrible news.
If it were me, I would remove the nest from the box that the bluebirds had chosen, if that is what you are asking. Either another pair will use it, or the original pair will start anew.
I would also take down the other nest box so long as it is in sight of the first box.
What I don’t know is what to do about the wrens. I may be misremembering, but didn’t someone mention moving the nest box? I believe the idea was change the layout from the perspective of the wrens as you employ the wren guard anew.
Yeah, they’re all dead. So bummed. Blues probably removed the pecked eggs.
Well, disaster. Went out today to check on the last two remaining eggs in the nest and they were gone.
Have a feeling the house wren took his revenge and pecked them open or removed them.
I was so mad I threw out his stupid nest in the trash.
Should I remove the bluebird nest now and take the other box the wren was using down?
Holding the line at two eggs as of today. They have really stepped up. The wren sings constantly. I allow him to build his rats nest of sticks. He is a nightmare.
I was using IMGflip…at least I think I was but I can’t find a way to make a link anymore. What are all of you using? I was trying to help find a way to post a video.
Hey what’s happening?
Using Imgur at the moment
then posting the image link in the img tag
NICEEE!
Here’s to many more
I’ve used that box before, they love it
Lol! That’s so weird.
Still holding strong at two eggs! She even tried to hide them a little from the wren by putting some grass over them.
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
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.
Hey, I’ll take twins.
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.
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.
