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Darrell, you aren’t going to catch much between now and spring. You’ll catch a few with your DRST or walk in trap but not many. The time to concentrate on your trapping is late winter, early spring and on into summer. Spring and late summer are the best times to catch juvie HOSP. You keep live HOSP in the holding area of your traps, right? It’s really hard to catch that first HOSP with a DRST but once you have a live one in there you’ll find that you catch a ton. The best way (in spring) to catch that first one is to catch him with a Van Ert inbox trap and then put him into the DRST. What bait do you use in your traps?
Tammy
Did you try your inbox traps early in the season? They work great when they are nesting. Try the Van Ert. Inexpensive and works great. Let them start a nest and then place thentrqp in. But of course watch it constantly so you can release native birds. Please forgive me if you know all this. I hate giving people info that they already know but am never sure. I love the DRST.
Tammy
Hi, Kathy. Welcome back!!! It isn’t very busy over here yet. Maybe it will pick up in the spring. A lot of the previous members have not found their way here.
Tammy
HOSP start scouting for nestboxes early in the winter months here in NW Ohio. I can’t remember when exactly but I’d say the end of January or maybe into Feb. Of course they don’t start building then. A Van Ert in-box trap works great. Why didn’t your homemade traps work to catch the first HOSP?
Tammy
Hey,p, Susan…it’s not abnormal for the bluebirds to disappear in August and part of September. It happens to mine very year. Keep your eyes peeled and when you see them again consider offering mealworms or suet to them and you might see them during the winter.
Tammy
Sky, you made me curious. I’m wondering whether I’ve heard of it before or if it’s new. I’d like to here what method you use. Can you personal message me? Or maybe I’ll start the pm.
Tammy
3 PROW nestings!!That’s incredible. A little tree swallow is my little buddy and will come up really Close to me when I’m out on the patio drinking my coffee. I love having her visit. My joy was cut short though as my husband witnessed her feeding two or three cowbird babies. I’m torn on whether to keep helping her feed them or not.
Tammy
Those definetly could have been yours. It’s good to leave your box up because it gives them plenty of time to investigate boxes. They start looking around in the winter months.
Tammy
Those definetly could have been yours. It’s good to leave your box up because it gives them plenty of time to investigate boxes. They start looking around in the winter months.
Tammy
yay!