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I went out today to check the nest and she was in there laying another egg at 9 in the morning, kind of a late start there Mom!
haha.
I tried to put up the sparrow spooker yesterday but they weren’t too thrilled I don’t think they went in so I’m going to try again as soon as she’s done.
Yeah I don’t know what happened tried to include a pic
Mine has been standing guard on a nearby tree!
Must have been the nice warm weather :)
Is that in the nest box you were originally asking about, or is that the second one you mentioned?
At any rate, congratulations!
This is the one I was screwing with and thought I had scared them off
I knew when I approached and saw the mom zoom out they had an egg
I had a feeling they were still around
I’ll put up the sparrow spooker later in the morning tomorrow
Thanks and here’s to many more!
Just deal with each box separately. I doubt you will know if it is the same pair or a different pair using the other box. Could be, but you won’t know. So, for the box you were talking about originally, if you see no interest from the bluebirds for a couple days, do as David says, in his words, clean out that box and let another pair start all over — but with a caveat.
The new issue I wonder about is if the boxes are too close to each other for the environment. My neighbor and I each have nest boxes, but we have a tall privacy fence and dense bamboo between us and it is working, so I know there is more to it than the 100-yard rule. Anyway, just something to keep in mind. Watch the birds and their behavior will tell you what’s going on.
An Easter surprise! First egg is out!
My situation is a little strange.
I’ve had a box up since winter they were checking out and I put up another box in a nice field out back.
Literally the day I put it up, they moved in and started building a nest. It’s prime bluebird real estate.Now I think they are starting another nest in the old box I have.
so confused haha!
Hiiii
It’s finally warming up here in Maryland. Having some morning coffee and sadly watching the box but don’t see them :(
yeah, I just don’t know what to do. I’ll wait a couple more weeks to see if they have abandoned it. I don’t want to take it out yet just in case
I think I shouldn’t have put the baffle on. I didn’t want to wait until they laid eggs though because I have to dismantle the box to do that. Yes I had to take the pole apart but didn’t disturb the nest or box.
Maybe they saw me :(
Cheers,
Bluedabadee
