Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
Bluebirds, in my opinion, are most attracted to nestboxes. Put one up and see if they find it. It takes work to get them to find your meal worm feeder. And that particular feeder take more time then some of them. I feel the grid/jail style feeder is easier for them to navigate initially.
Several of us drew bluebirds to our yards by putting up a nestbox. Then we introduced and offered mealworms in a clear or white smooth sides glass type of shallow dish. A mealworm feeder was our last step.Tammy
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
