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I think that’s wise. I leave them in a long time and most of the time don’t ever remove them. I find them later at the bottom of the nest. But at some point you could reach in and very lightly pick it up with your fingers or a spoon if you are worried about breakage.
Tammy
Scot. You are sure of the hatching date? Give it a a few more days and then you may want to plug the hole and very careful open the box just enough where you can see in and see if he’s oK. Sometimes they get their foot caught on nesting material. It’s unusual but it has happened here. He’s probably just scared…he has no siblings to follow out of the box. If they are feeding him an removing fecal sacs it sounds good to me. So leave things be for now.
Can you plug that woodpecker box hole? If you can, plug that hole. They will easily start a new nest in the same box.Tammy
Marcelin. I see you are having issues. I deleted your posts. Do you need help with posting photos?
Tammy
Mixed seed works well too, Bob. I often use that.
Hi, stja. It works on Starlings but better in the winter. I’ve never heard of a grackle being trapped and it would be illegal to euthanize a grackle. But, I agree, they are annoying!! I think it would be almost impossible to catch them in the summer with these traps. In mid to late winter if you use peanut butter as bait you’ll catch a lot of starlings. You also have to change the weight on the arm. Put one quarter on the arm and make sure it does a quick fast drop without bouncing.Tammy
Do you have a new name here? I can’t figure out who you are (from the old forum). I am having a hard time catching the hatchings going on until late too! It’s so hard to know what to expect when I have not idea when they hatched.
Tammy
Mine left without any fanfare, since they insisted on nesting in a box at the back of my property!!
Tammy
Here you go, David. You may not have any suggestions for me and that’s fine. http://bluebirdnut.com/forums/topic/dave/
Tammy
