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It’s 2:09 Eastern Time. Are you on right now? If so I’ll just give it to you here and then delete it when you’ve said you’ve copied it.
I have no idea how to turn messages on and why some people don’t have it. I went through this with someone else and even Cher couldn’t help him. It’s not very user friendly. You aren’t on FB are you? You could reach me through Messenger.Tammy
On your PC, Go to the top of this thread. Click on “Your Cafe Mailbox” at the top right. Mine says “0 Messages”. Click on that and it will give you the option to create a New Message. Try typing “tamsea” in the address bar. When I try to type your name “David in Stafford, VA” nothing similar pops up but hopefully my name will pop up for you. Message me and I will give you my number. Not that I can always help but I may have thoughts.
If you are on your phone the “Your Cafe Mailbox is at the bottom under the area where you type in a reply. Just keep going down until you find it. Right after the little emotions/stickers.Tammy
I do NOT know how to find people to message them. 3 David’s pop up when I try to message you. You wouldn’t happen to be David Rickman would you? The other two are just “David” so I don’t know how to differentiate. It doesn’t accept David in Stafford, VA. I don’t get it.
I’ll show you where messages are and you can try to message me. I think you would use tamsea.Tammy
Sorry that I didn’t see this until late. I’ll give you my phone number on messages here so you can just text me.
If it’s a healthy hatchling it somehow got scooted to the edge or maybe a HOSP or House Wren moved it. Who knows really.Tammy
Sorry.
Move it back. They probably are moving it out because it isn’t healthy so it will probably happen again. But I always put them back in. You can just use your fingers to move it.Tammy
Monofilament Sparrow Spooker
https://ohiobluebirdsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Monofilament-Sparrow-Spooker.pdfTammy
Hi, Ann. Welcome!
Fishing line around the hole and on top of the box does help deter HOSP. I tried it and my HOSP got used to it but it has worked for others. I’ll give you a link on the best way to do that.
But the best way to deal with HOSP is to trap them. They are relentless so it’s best to eliminate them.
This group is pretty slow right now.
I’ll find that link for you.Tammy
Chris. Bluebirds stay here in NW Ohio all winter long. It’s probably colder where you are but it gets down into sub zero temps here quite a bit. From what I hear, feeding them won’t keep them here. They will migrate if they need to. Robins are here year round too. It’s crazy!!
Tammy
Hey, Ira. Sorry about your house sparrow problems. I didn’t realize that you haven’t started trapping yet. You’ll have a very frustrating season, I’m afraid. The House Sparrows will not give up! And the problem is, as you are removing strands of grass for several weeks the bluebirds move on to find another nesting place.
I know you don’t want to hurt the House Sparrows and I get that. That will change when they kill an entire nest of cute little bluebird nestlings. Or kill the parents in the nestbox. At least that’s when it changed for me. One thing you can do which I did in the beginning is to trap the House Sparrow with a Van Ert trap and take them far away to release. I used to do that at my church. It’s not legal but it’s all I could do at the time.Tammy
Mine are going in and out of my boxes too. They could be scoping them out for next season but are probably just curious.
Tammy
We all know one main reason of the decline here. ;)
I’ve heard this about HOSP the past few years. That’s wonderful.
Yes Pairing Boxes works great for bluebirds and tree swallows and even purple martin colonies.Tammy
I can’t remember, do you have a camera in the box so you know for sure what’s happening. You’ve seen her rotating the eggs.
If you don’t have a camera do you check a couple of times a week? I’m asking that because of it were me (without a camera) I would be afraid that perhaps a new female laid eggs and I missed it somehow.
That’s very unusual for them to incubate 22 days past the normal time. They usually abandon the nest. As you know.
I agree with your evaluation. The idea of her starting a new nest now are probably slim anyway. But if there’s not even a sliver of a doubt that these are old eggs you can remove them. How about candling them? I’ve never done it but I’ve heard it’s easy.Tammy
