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Thanks! This box is in a small park a couple blocks from my house so I can’t see is all the time. My last photo before this was 4 eggs about a week ago. This park has a lot of tree swallows…so I think as soon as the bluebirds were gone the tree swallows started putting feathers in. So I am not sure if I should remove it if swallows are occupying now. The nest seemed completely undisturbed otherwise.
Thanks Carol! Really is awful because this area is still just starting to see bluebirds so a loss has a big impact. I just don’t have any idea. Nothing looks disturbed. No trees above. In my experience at this spot once the nest fails they don’t come back. Lots of swallows to take the empty spot. I should have greased the pole I guess. It’s the exact aame setup as last year. Ugggh. All that for nothing.
Hahaha! I swear they are everywhere all of a sudden. Another pair out there now trying to setup shop. Awful creatures. Why can’t we figure out what is killing them in Europe and apply it here????
I was going through a dry spell. All of a sudden sparrows started invading my yard and seemed to be avoiding my traps. Finally caught 3 males this week with Van Ert. But it wasn’t easy. Nothing is going in the ground trap.
I think it’s best to trap HOSP like crazy and then put the spooker or fishing line up just after the bluebirds lay eggs.
I had a nest built early on and then they disappeared for weeks! I thought they abandoned but then this week they finally showed up and laid eggs. It has been a pretty miserable cold spring in SE PA up until this week so maybe they were staying warm somewhere. Weird though.
Slowly but surely. I guess she’ll be laying another this morning? This is egg number two. Hope I didn’t disturb #3
Best of luck Julie! Stay hopeful. I was preoccupied with my latest obsession of feeding orioles. I have been trying for years and finally have had several male oriole visits! So beautiful.
Yes that awful chirp turns my stomach! My empty nest has an egg finally!! Today I checked with no expectations and saw the mom fly out. Haven’t seen her in weeks so I am ecstatic. The weather is finally warming up.
Happy to report that this morning I saw the momma pop her head out of the box after several weeks of no sightings and an empty nest. I snapped a photo inside and we have our first egg of 22!
Got my first finally too. The nest was ready weeks ago so I thought they abandoned or something happened to mama. So thrilled today when I saw her head pop out.
