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  • in reply to: First bluebird of the season in SE PA #6202
    phillyblues
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      Looks like nest building has begun just as the temps finally broke 60s!!

      in reply to: First bluebird of the season in SE PA #6192
      phillyblues
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        Good luck to you, Susan! Second week of April and still in the 30s!! I wish I could entice blues to my yard. I git tree swallows to nest last season for the first time ever so I imagine it is a matter of time before bluebirds take a shot. Do you ever mix live ones in with the dry mealies? I would love to get some to feed here! So lucky.

        in reply to: First bluebird of the season in SE PA #6189
        phillyblues
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          Thanks Dana, Tammy and Sassy! I really hope I can entice some looking fir mealworms this collld spring! I don’t know what else to do. They hang out literally across the golf course which is half a block away…but never venture into the neighborhood! What does it take?

          in reply to: Swallow nest question #4313
          phillyblues
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            I gave up on the swallows after almost 2 weeks of not seeing them….and then suddenly today they are back at the box! Hope they stick around this time. Now that the weather is warm in PA, perhaps they’re finally ready. If I can’t get bluebirds this is second best for me.

            in reply to: Oriole luck anyone? #4110
            phillyblues
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              Beautiful! Lucky!

              in reply to: Swallow nest question #4109
              phillyblues
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                Oh well. I pulled the nest out and haven’t seen them in 2 days. I am hoping it’s because it has been pretty chilly? Hope they come back.

                in reply to: Swallow nest question #4044
                phillyblues
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                  Thwy sure seem to be acting like they’re serious. They’ve been in and out since Friday morning and the male was fighting off another male one day. Oh well. We’ll see what happens.

                  in reply to: Swallow nest question #4041
                  phillyblues
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                    Thanks…wasn’t sure because I know we’re supposed to clean out old nests every season. I wonder why they haven’t grassed and feathered the nest yet.

                    in reply to: Oriole luck anyone? #4033
                    phillyblues
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                      What state do you live in?

                      in reply to: Oriole luck anyone? #4005
                      phillyblues
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                        Do you ever use grape jelly? Do you leave out strong for their nest material?

                        in reply to: Bluebirds gone! #4004
                        phillyblues
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                          I’m in PA too. Had successful nests 2 years in a row. This year I had a couple show up and select a box. Sadly I opened the box one day to find the female dead. No injury, just dead. Haven’t seen a bluebird since. So delressing.

                          in reply to: Dead mama no visible injury :( #3946
                          phillyblues
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                            Grrr. Still nothing. Please God? Exciting though in my yard a swallow pair has started a nest in my front yard. First time I ever got anything other than chickadees. Soooo excited. But I need my bluebirds back at the park!

                            in reply to: Dead mama no visible injury :( #3799
                            phillyblues
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                              I could hear one singing this evening. Hope we’re back in business soon.

                              in reply to: Dead mama no visible injury :( #3760
                              phillyblues
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                                Not sure. There’s a golf course on one side and a housing development on the other. I thought maybe disease or cold weather? So bummed. Haven’t seen any since.

                                in reply to: Dead mama no visible injury :( #3739
                                phillyblues
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                                  No…no nest yet. She had a mate.

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