[Cardon]

Thanks all….we’ll see what happens. Carol thanks for the recipe!!

Tammy, that’s the plan. They have “owned” the feeder pole and even after the babies fledged(last Thursday) are there constantly. Hopefully if I keep offering, that will be enough to have them stay for the winter. I have a feeling they do, but I never really looked, nor have a I had a Bluebird feeder. Time will tell!!

[Cardon]

Thanks Carol. I’m not 100% sure if the Blues migrate in the winter, however, in areas north and west of where I live I have seen them in late February and in good numbers – Heavily wooded area. I live on a lake and don’t have the luxury of a great deal of forest, but enough to give birds good hiding spots.

I should be ok if I put suet in the cage right?

So far….believe it or not, the Blues and only Blues have been hitting the worms in the cage and they are the only birds that have perched on the the feeder pole that it hangs from.

Can you share the suet recipe?

Thanks – Cardon

[Cardon]

The bluebirds learn to come to the feeder. They are a bit picky because if they notice the slightest change they spook a little bit.

I built a perch out of a 1 X 2 piece of wood, drilled a hole through it and put a 5/16 diameter dowel through it. Nailed a plastic dish on the top and placed it near their nest box. It took them a couple of days to hit it, but when they did, they were hooked. Then started moving the perch closer to the caged bluebird feeder until it was right next to the feeder. I then took the dish off the perch and placed it in the cage and it took them about a half day to figure out how to get in the cage, but again, once they got used to it, they had no issues.

I use the blue cage shown on this site and on Sialis.org

Good luck

[Cardon]

Thanks all. HOSP interest has increased, although mostly female. Lots of songs, and oddly female and juvy blackbirds….

In any even I appreciate the responses. I thought I had notifications set up to get an email when there was a reply, but I must not have checked the option.

Anyway, thank you all!

Now have my first brood and should be fledging net week!!

[Cardon]

You just don’t want it up too early because the HOSP will get used to it.

[Cardon]

FYI – The egg was not rotated. I pulled nesting and touched the egg ever so gently and it just crumbled. So it was probably cracked. Hoping they come back but have not seen them near the nest box since.

thanks for the advice.

Cardon

[Cardon]

Egg has been marked. Saw the male around the yard today, but no activity near nest.
Thanks again.

[Cardon]

Trying yet again for images. Have added a sparrow spooker, but that’s not in the image.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zw30zk915nxxtm8/Nextingbox_Closeup.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7n6p4l7tpjsesnv/Nestingbox_area.jpg?dl=0

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[Cardon]

Thanks Gin. I did snap a photo yesterday and was going to compare today. Wasn’t sure I could dot the egg.
I saw the female fly up to the nest box yesterday but then fly away. Will keep you posted.

[Cardon]

Trying links again.. I do’nt think they worked the first time.

[Cardon]

Attaching links for pictures.

Have not seen a HOWR around my backyard ever. Hole to small for squirrel. More than likely HOSP, we have a sizable population. Have had to remove them from my Martin house on many an occasion.

Haven’t seen the female near the house last 2 days, but it doesn’t mean she abandoned it. How long should I wait?

Repeating sparrow trap on order, sparrow spooker being built today.

think they the pair will come back and try again?

[Cardon]

What kind of camera? I was thinking that would be a great idea for monitoring the nest box.

Thanks Cardon

[Cardon]

Hi my name is Cardon and I am very new to bluebirding. I live in Northwestern NJ on the border of Morris and
Sussex Counties.

Looking for a forum where I can get information needed to properly managing nesting Bluebirds.

Thanks!

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