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Terrible spring in Philly! Low 40s past mid April????

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Looks like nest building has begun just as the temps finally broke 60s!!

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Beautiful! Lucky!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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What state do you live in?

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Do you ever use grape jelly? Do you leave out strong for their nest material?

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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.

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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!

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I could hear one singing this evening. Hope we’re back in business soon.

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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.

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