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David, how are things going with the man made nest? There seems to be a lot of strange happenings with our feathered friends this year. I moved the nest from one box to another and the pair accepted it with the one egg I found on the bare floor until the nasty Chickadee destroyed it too. Now they have a new nest built and 5 eggs in it. Good Luck with your pair. Hope you get a nest full.
ConnieCarol, I did see Mama going in and out today, it was cold and blustery all day only made it up to 41 degrees, but she is hanging in there.
Now the next 4 days are going to have rain showers. I hope the weather starts improving soon, for the birds and the humans.
Keep well,
ConnieWell Carol I guess there are several ways to look at our situations, but one can be as deadly as the other. HOSP can be a daily problem and bears about a once a week or longer danger. If there is no food source they generally just pass through, but I think the path to the mealworm feeder had my scent from going back and forth, it probably thought there was something there to eat. Hopefully he will stay away now that he left here empty handed.
ConnieDavid, as of now there are 5 eggs in the nest. Mama is brooding them, and tonight is going to be a real test for her, as temps are going to drop to the mid 20’s. I hope all the eggs make it through this. We had white out conditions several times today, after being in the 50’s yesterday. It has been a crazy Spring up this way.
Hope all is OK down you way. Keep well.
ConnieHi Judy, I too am hoping this clutch of eggs survives. Bears are no fun to deal with, but as a rule I see them from a distance. I worry about my Blues but I cannot control nature. I just hope the bear does not return.
Weather is not improving too much here. We had a couple days in the low 50’s, but they are calling for rain, with possible snow for this area tomorrow.
ConnieDana, I didn’t know there was a place in PA that didn’t have bears. I thought the Lancaster area was one of the best bear hunting areas in the state. We definitely have them here, in fact one bit our dog summer before last. He survived because my husband scared the bear off.
I know they are a great danger to the Bluebirds, and I am hoping that since he or she did not find any food it will not return.
Thanks for the good wishes, I hope my new babies all make it this time.
ConnieCarol, Mama laid 5 eggs and as of today she is sitting on them. The weather has been crazy, we had snow last week and more predicted for tomorrow night. Mama definitely has her work cut out for her.
I have Clematis up and a couple rose bushes in leaves, plus the hydrangeas are bursting through the ground. Sure hope this is the end of this nonsense.
ConnieDana, thanks. I did not see the dees in a few days, then yesterday I saw one give a quick look in the box and move on. Today I saw two of them out back clinging to the post for the deck and climbing on the brick of the house. The BB house is close by so I hope they do not damage any eggs once she lays them.
ConnieThanks Judy, they have a new home in the second box and I see them every day. I too hope they do not have problems with the dees again.
No eggs in the nest but with this cold spell it is just as well.
Good luck with the blues in your area.
ConnieDana, thanks. I did not see the dees in a few days, then yesterday I saw one give a quick look in the box and move on. Today I saw two of them out back clinging to the post for the deck and climbing on the brick of the house. The BB house is close by so I hope this is not a bad sign.
ConnieOh Wow Carol, 4 eggs, that is wonderful. Hope everything is going great with this cold weather. It is only in the 40’s here during the day all week long and into the 20’s at night. Maybe those eggs the dees ruined would not have made it anyhow. Mama built a new nest in the second box, but as of yesterday no eggs.
ConnieCarol, I hope things went Okay over night, but it’s too early to know how the eggs held up. We ended up down in the mid 20’s with 2 to 2 1/2” of snow. Cold and windy here today, temps at 37 degrees as of 1:27 PM, and cool temps through next week, so I guess all worked out for the best, or at least that is what I want to believe. Hope all went well for you.
ConnieHi Carol:
Thank you for your kind words. I actually have a total of 4 unused boxes now, and the dees don’t seem to want any of them. I know another woman said she had been Bluebirding for 25 years and never heard or saw this before, but it is real and it is happening, even someone in VA experienced it recently.
I am happy to report I saw both Mama and Papa out back this morning so all is not lost yet. Maybe they will rebuild and the Chickadee will have family of its own to occupy its time.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
Connie
