[Caroline]

Worm feeder and is strictly for worms so it should be pretty quiet for them. It’s on my deck away from my main feeders. I read on Sialis about training them to eat from the worm feeder, just haven’t managed to attract their attention yet, I don’t think. This whole process isn’t close to my main feeder.

Haven’t marked the eggs, but I’ve been photographing them regularly and they are indeed being rotated. The first few pics I took it was hard to tell if they were rotated, but now I’m definitely seeing it.

[Caroline]

I put up fishing line with weights near the openings today. Both boxes seemed to have accepted that with ease. I read that was an effective HOSP deterrent (no loose threads to entangle anyone).

My chickadees started hatching yesterday. We have 3/5 hatched so far, and mama has been very tolerant of me checking in a few times a day.

Still no sign of the Blues in the nest. I see them nearby regularly, but I’m about 100 feet away in my kitchen and my sight isn’t what it used to be. I catch the flash of blue and know it’s Bluebirds, but can’t distinguish between the male and female because of the distance.

Has anyone had luck getting them to their feeders? I’ve put out live mealworms on a chair nearby and they’re disappearing, but I’m not 100% sure it’s the blues taking them. I’m trying to move it gradually closer to a feeder near my house so I can maintain them easier. But, I’d love to see them join in at my busy feeders with seed and fruit.

[Caroline]

I haven’t, but I don’t see many sparrows. It has actually been 8 days since the last egg was laid. 3 days I wasn’t worried, but the more time passes, the more I start to wonder.

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