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  • in reply to: First pair ever arrived in my yard today #7507
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      They spent an hour yesterday and an hour today but no nest yet! How long does this process take usually before the nest gets serious?

      in reply to: First pair ever arrived in my yard today #7499
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        bluebird flight

        in reply to: First pair ever arrived in my yard today #7498
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          in reply to: First pair ever arrived in my yard today #7497
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              in reply to: Best Bluebird houses #7493
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                Well today was my super bowl day. A pair of bluebirds showed up and were in and out of my box! Beyond excited. This is in ncredible. I hope they stay!! I watched them in mu yard for about an hour around 1:00 and then they left for the rest of the afternoon.

                in reply to: First Bluebird Ever In my yard! #7466
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                  Ugggh they’re torturing me. I can hear one in the very far distance…but still haven’t shown up again.

                  in reply to: First Bluebird Ever In my yard! #7456
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                    Yes. Very first sighting in my yard/any yard in the immediate area here. I have had success with them at a small park location very close by for a couple years. Mr Blue hasn’t been back today, unfortunately, so maybe he was just passing through. Hope he returns!

                    in reply to: First Bluebird Ever In my yard! #7452
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                      Hi Connie, it’s not on a tree. It’s on a conduit pole out in the open. I think my problem is I didn’t have a predator guard on the pole when the swallows were nesting. Of course I was planning to put it up as soon as the eggs hatched, but too late.

                      in reply to: Anyone else feel this way? #7432
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                        Same way I feel if I find a mouse still alive in a mouse trap. Hard not to feel sorry but we know mice need to be controlled.

                        in reply to: Bluebird on my box tonight! #7423
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                          Awesome! Hope he comes back. I bet he will. Yeah I have a Robin bully and so does my brother’s box. Annoying!!

                          in reply to: Nesting pair! #7422
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                            Congrats!!! Gives me hope there is still time for bluebirds to show up in my boxes! Good luck and GET THAT MALE HOSP!! Critical. I bought a sparrow trap and put a wooden box facade on the front to make it attractive to HOSPS. Get a little bluetooth speaker and play the hosp sounds next to the fake box and they’ll be intrigued.

                            in reply to: Heart broken…swallow hatchlings gone! #7421
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                              Thanks again. Do you think I should leave the feather nest? It’s not spoiled by anything.

                              in reply to: Heart broken…swallow hatchlings gone! #7413
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                                Thanks Lisa and Judy! Wish I had put a predator guard on the pole. I really didn’t think we had any snakes around. I don’t have a big property. Yeah…God willing a bluebird might come along. Seems a little late, but who knows.

                                in reply to: Bluebird "gods" are against me! #7186
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                                  Thanks Dana. I hope you get some bluebirds soon! Finally my Tree swallows started activity in my yard but still no bluebird appearances. There’s still a chance though… I’m staying positive as possible. Now I am also working on getting orioles to stick around! My latest mission/challenge.

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