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Things will be fine as long as the entrance hole is no more than 1.5 inches. No need to get rid of the crows.
Gin
Atlanta, GAMel, where are you? You many not even have to guard against blowfly. But man! That is a REALLY tall nest and I am worried about that.
Please open that box and see what is going on. An EABL feeding CACH? That would be bizarre. Very bizarre. Just as crazy would be the female EABL laying an egg in there.
New chicks would starve in a day.
Pip mark.
Did I see all of your questions?
Gin
Atlanta, GATRES might not need a spooker due to their “hanging in the hole” habit but it’s worth a shot. If they tolerate it, all is well.
Gin
Atlanta, GAGreat ideas, Carol. It also helps to cover the orange dot if your trap has one. Not sure if he is still sticking those on…
Gin
Atlanta, GALisa, know what? HOWR don’t always bring in sticks. Sometimes they are just intent on raiding but I don’t think that’s what happened here. They would have tossed all the eggs initially and you would have found what Carol did.
Gin
Atlanta, GAHi Mel and welcome!
First and foremost, the box where the dees are should not be on a privacy fence. A slick baffled pole is way safer for them. No sense asking for trouble!
You can use a 1.25″ hole reducer just fine. The dees will probably like that better. It’s small enough and will only admit a blue head, not blue shoulders. These tiny birds seem to have a hard time succeeding and I think they need all the help they can get.
In all my years of hosting birds I have yet to see EABL tolerate the sight of CACH(which they are BTW, not BCCH) during nesting season. If the boxes were out of sight of each other, you would have a much better chance of them leaving the little dees alone to raise their chicks. I have also seen a male EABL toss the eggs (not the chicks) of a CACH pair because he wanted the box. Your male clearly has his own box but still isn’t interested in having CACH neighbors.
Gin
Atlanta, GAProbably not a jay because the hole would only admit the head and neck. The nest should be too far away for a jay to grab a chick. It sounds like some kind of poison affected them.
If it’s me, I would remove the nest and let them start again unless she is already adding new material.
Gin
Atlanta, GASome people think a slot box deters HOSP. It does not. And, as Lisa pointed out, HOWR love them because the slot makes it easier to load the box with sticks.
Gin
Atlanta, GAFred! His name is Fred! And if you want to know anything at all about building boxes he’s the man. http://nestboxbuilder.com/ I don’t know anybody who knows more than he does. He would even build one for you.
Gin
Atlanta, GAIf you really want a 2-Hole Mansion, Fred has a plan you can download. http://nestboxbuilder.com/nestbox-plans-for-bluebirds.html
Gin
Atlanta, GASo sorry to hear about your dog, Donna. I totally understand how you feel about all of them.
How old is the sick one? Not that it matters because we are never ready to lose one.
Gin
Atlanta, GAWell crap. I didn’t read well. You were talking about your DRST. Yep. HOFI could easily be in there and if males were hopping around outside the trap you probably did trap the females.
Gin
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