[tamsea]

Aww, Carol. That’s a sweet surprise. Glad you have the experience to know what to do with extra tall nests and pretty much everything else that comes your way. :)

Tammy

[tamsea]

Interesting. Thanks for giving me that info.

Tammy

[tamsea]

I have a nest with 5 babies but my daughter who lives near me has had a bluebird pair coming to her nestbox, disappearing, showing up again and disappearing again. Just today she said that the pair are defending a box. So…hopefully that happens to you.

Tammy

[tamsea]

I have no luck with dried mealworms but many people do. Did you rehydrate them by soaking in warm water for a minute or so? Some people do that and some people just feed them dry.

Tammy

[tamsea]

That doesn’t mean she won’t nest there. Keep watching.

Tammy

[tamsea]

I trapped and relocated house wrens at my friends house and the next day she had another pair. Sorry, Gin!! How awful!!
Carol, yes it feels amazing. And now she’s obsessed.

Tammy

[tamsea]

I trapped and relocated house wrens at my friends house and the next day she had another pair. Sorry, Gin!! How awful!!
Carol, yes it feels amazing. And now she’s obsessed.

Tammy

[tamsea]

Bummer, Carol!!

Tammy

[tamsea]

I can relate to your childish tantrum. Been there! LOL

Tammy

[tamsea]

A HOSP bonding with a box is a WIN for me! I love to see that. That means I wont’ every have to worry about that HOSP again. It’s the best thing that can happen here….other than to have no HOSP at all.

Tammy

[tamsea]

Did you take a photo of the eggs or put a dot on them to see if they are unmoved? My eggs were laid in very cold temps. Maybe not below 0 but definitely in the one or two digits. And I bet they are fine. It’s amazing how they can survive!

Tammy

[tamsea]

I know, I’ve heard people say that blues like to use old nests, but I find that if there is any resemblance of a nest in my boxes on my trail or at home…no bird will start a nest in it. House Sparrows are the exception; but tree swallows and bluebirds avoid that box with the start of nest like the plague. Have you had different experience, Brenda?

Tammy

[tamsea]

You wrote the same thing in the body of another post and Gin answered you there.

Tammy

[tamsea]

I’ve given up trying. No patience!

Tammy

[tamsea]

And I have no trivia stored in my brain. I count on Gin for all of that. LOL Funny but kind of true.
Carol. Does your friend monitor her martin house? Do they have martins? They probably won’t get martins if they let their bluebirds nest in that house. They have co-existed before but it isn’t the norm.

Tammy

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