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I re-read your post and I think you’re friend’s culprit is a HOSP. It could be either but I had a HOSP do this exact thing. I watched him as he went up and peered into the hole of my box with bluebird eggs. What I didn’t know was that as he peeked in the box my baby blues thought it was their momma with food so they would stretch their necks up high for food and the HOSP would grab them a d throw them out of the box. I kept putting them back in and the HOSP kept throwing them out. I stayed on guard until my husband came home with a shot gun.m
Tammy
yay, Susan! You lucked out on this! I’ve had a trail of bluebird boxes for several years and most all of the boxes are paired with another box that is about 10 feet away and only occasionally do I get nesters in both.
Tammy
someone used aluminum flashing as a wren guard which might be a good idea. (For rain) This one doesn’t have sides but maybe sides can be made easily??
Tammy
I agree….sure looks like a brow headed cowbird. Have you measured your hole? It’s very unusual for them to fit.
Tammy
So thanks, everyone. It sounds like, Lisa, is the only one that may have had a successful nest in her box after a wren attack. Bummer! I am so glad we don’t have many wrens. Lisa, I mostly just remove sticks. But I’ve literally only had two in the past 9 years.
Tammy
No, don’t block the hole. They’ll be back soon to at least check the box out and maybe start building again.
Tammy
