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Well the second Prothonotary Warbler female never returned to her box. The lone egg is still in there. So I have two completed nests in two seperate boxes with nothing happening. I havent even heard the male singing since just after mother’s day.
The tree swallows returned a few days ago, started building a nest the next day and then disappeared again. I checked the box but no wasp nest. So who knows what’s going on.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
I dont think 80 temps would cause incubation to start.
I put a heat shield on my bb box it doesnt bother them in the least. Note: any kind of addituon to the box such as sparrow spookers, wren guards etc should be done after the first egg is layed. The female is more bonded to the box after laying her eggs so is less likely to abandon it.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
Thanks everyone for all of your support. That little B@s/@rd wren disappeared after destroying the eggs. Havent heard or seen one since that day nor the warblers either. I left the nest in the box but doubt it will be used. On a happier note the blues are on their second nesting and she layed her first egg this morning. She picked the larger tres box onstead of the blue box. Spooker up this morning.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
Ah ok, love your pics.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
Is this the same Dave in VA that used to use the screen name Second Cousin Dave or is this a different Dave?
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
I use 3 for the blues and 2 1/2 for the dees and Prothonorary Warblers.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
House sparrows can get in a 1 1/4″ hole here.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
I would put a wren guard on the box too.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
Well the Robins fledged over a week ago and the female is already incubating in a new nest in the other Redbud tree. The blues fledged a few days ago but I missed it. The dees also fledged the other day. They went like popcorn one right after the other. The Tree Swallows have 4 eggs, pretty low egg count for them but they got a late start because it was cold for so long. And one of the Prothonorary Warbler’s eggs hatched today.
Hi Dana, Im in rural SW Indiana so we have the Eastern Blues. Yes they are all beautiful especially the Mountian male. Too bad we can’t get all of them.
Gin, it is sad that dees have such a hard time, you have awful troubles with those blasted wrens thouh. Im kind of lucky in that they dont arrive here until the beginning of May. Usually by then the dees are long gone so safe from them. This year all the birds got started very late. But a wren guard has been very successful in hiding that hole even from the Blues who seem to hate my adorable dees. Oh and a hole reducers to keep other out.
Hi Sassy,we had a very long rainy and cold spring this year but thats over and today its in the low 90s and humid. Ugh
Hi Tamsea, I believe it was about 6 years ago that I “forced” the Blues to move to the East side of our house so the dees could nest in peace. That, I believe, made it easier for the Prothonotary Warblers, too. Before that I had seen a male Pro Wrb tryong to check out the boxes on the West side but the blues would always chase him away. Ever since then I have had them nesting and a couple of years ago I had two PRO WRB nestings. I was thrilled to say the least.
Well thats the latest news. Hope everyone has happy trails.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
Dee babies have hatched and the Prothonorary Warbler laid her second egg. Whew, success!
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
Females can be sneaky when it comes to incubating. She may be coming and going and you not notice. I would not do anything with the nest or eggs. It is way too soon and 3 days isn’t that long anyways. Have you put a sparrow spooker on the box? If not please do so as soon as you can.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
I went out early this morning and removed the wren guard off the box the dees are nesting in and what shows up a couple of hours later? A %^$#&*#$ house wren. It goes straight to the PROW nesting box and starts throwing out the nesting material. I am so blasted mad I could strangle that little monster. The only thing I could do was plug up the hole until it leaves. It tried like mad to pull out the paper towels I stuffed in the hole but luckily its not strong enough. This little destructive monster will cause havoc for 2 weeks then disappear for the season. The only thing I can hope for is that the PROWs come back after that time frame.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
I will remove it early tomorrow morning. It was too late in the day today. I don’t think it’s quite fledgling time at least today since the parents weren’t calling to them like they do for fledgling. Thanks Gin
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
The blues here hate the dees and prows and if I don’t keep hole reducers on the boxes both the male and female blubirds will enter and destroy the eggs. I put reducers on one side of the yard but not the other. The blues seem to get along with the tres who are nesting now just fine though.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
I have had tres and bb nesting peacefully several times. The boxes are not the same type with the one for the tres being larger in size and are about 15′ apart facing the same direction. They seem to get along fine that way.
When the new wears off the old shines through
When The New Wears Off The Old Shines Through.
