Bluebirds at my nest box! (1 Viewer)

prairiemerlin · May 15, 2004

Several weeks ago a male Eastern Bluebird started defending a nest box in my front yard. For the first time, I saw a female at the box! Yes! Making that box was really worth it! I got some excellent views of the Bluebirds through my scope.

KdonnRN1 · May 28, 2004

Brown Creeper said:
Several weeks ago a male Eastern Bluebird started defending a nest box in my front yard. For the first time, I saw a female at the box! Yes! Making that box was really worth it! I got some excellent views of the Bluebirds through my scope.

I Love eastern bluebirds. We have two sets of nesting pairs each year, one in the early spring in the front yard, and then again in the late spring in the back yard. I was very upset when last week two of the eggs were destroyed, probably from a house sparrow. But there are now more eggs in the nest and the parents are defending it very well.

Kimkat · May 30, 2004

KdonnRN1 said:
I I was very upset when last week two of the eggs were destroyed, probably from a house sparrow. But there are now more eggs in the nest and the parents are defending it very well.

Yesterday, a pair started nesting in a box, attached to our back yard deck, 12 feet from the back of our house! My husband hung it there, several years ago, and I never got around to moving it -- I never thought we'd get anything in it! And there those beautiful birds are! She's nesting away, and he is overseeing all her activity.

We do have a feeders near by that are frequented by house finches and house sparrows. Should I do anything? Move the feeders?

Kim

steve_nova · May 30, 2004

Hi Kim, I'm no expert but I would suggest that the feeders are moved further away as all the activity (for most birds at least) could deter them from continuing.
Someone with more knowledge will inform you further on this I'm sure.

amasara · May 30, 2004

Ive relocated to Nashville, TN for 2 days and watched a family of bluebirds in my daughter's back yard. The sun was out and they were spectacluar in color! There was quite a lot of noise from the babies - seemed like the parents were "weaning" - they'd fly away from the baby as it landed nearby yelling for food!!

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