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They are zero danger! If you want to build them a box they will adore check this page: http://nestboxbuilder.com/nestbox-plans-for-bluebirds.html#slotboxes It’s at the top of the page.
Fred built one for me and they use it every year. You have to watch it though. If a house wren gets interested they will try to win it.
Gin
Atlanta, GAI hope they are gone by TODAY. I can’t stand those things! Let’s see what happens in the spring if they don’t move on. If they stay, you MIGHT get the first nesting cycle in without too much trouble.
Gin
Atlanta, GADarrell, I don’t have a dog right now. I lost the dog of my lifetime a few years ago and I’m not all that interested in getting another. Bet you understand that. He was a Chow-Sheltie mix. BEST DOG I EVER HAD.
Going by the breeds of yours, they are very busy doggies! Do they have jobs?
Gin
Atlanta, GAProthonotary Warblers. Type that and see why shorthand is so nice! I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m kind of lazy.
Gin
Atlanta, GAWelcome, Darrell! Aren’t HOSP the worst? I don’t have experience with a mist net but it sounds like a very good idea. You could catch most of a whole flock at once with any luck.
Gin
Atlanta, GARitz crackers? I like that. Save the stale ones for the HOSP!
I bet they shop for nesting sites early on. Somebody who has them will have a better timetable.
Do you also have a Van Ert trap? It will help you get decoys.
Gin
Atlanta, GAI think that Gin answered your question very well. I have not experienced the loss of a parent bird. But from what I have read, Gin is correct…
After decades of hosing native cavity nesting birds, I would hope I could answer a few questions like this!
Yep, there’s going to be a little “puzzlement” going on for a bit. However, the drive to reproduce takes over very quickly.
Gin
Atlanta, GAI would let them do their thing but I seriously doubt she will lay eggs. Comfort yourself with this: they don’t pine for their babies. I’m a mother and I would pine for my babies but I’m human just like you!
Gin
Atlanta, GAThere are times when, no matter what you do, the birds don’t stay. If they decide to go they just go.
Gin
Atlanta, GAThe recipe also works well in a suet block feeder. I make it with no flour, pour it into a 9×9 or 8×8 pan that I line with foil so I can remove it easily. Cut into blocks to fit the feeder. EABL will peck away at it.
Gin
Atlanta, GA
Way to go! 