Oh my! oh my! I have a pair of Blues house hunting!!!!

18 years ago

I was going to take a walk and walked out of our garage and heard that familiar song. Grabbed the binocs and found him sitting on a wire out front. Then he flew down to a chickadee house that had the hole enlarged due to a woodpecker, I saw a TRES go in it once but I am not sure a Blue could get in there or not. Then he flew out back to the other chickadee house that has the hole reducer on it and mom Blue was with him. I ran out and took the reducer off just to keep them interested in our yard. Figured if they stayed by this box I would have dh put a new box up near it tonight as this is the one the wren is interested in. We only have one actual Bluebird house left that is empty as we have seven pairs of TRES nesting in the others. They did finally find the empty Bluebird box and checked it out big time. Mom went in and stayed in for a long time while dad hung on the outside. They have also been checking out the TRES nestboxes too but for the most part they are getting chased away from them. I need some please nest here Blues vibes!!! Oooh I just went and looked quick and they are back on the one empty nestbox. It is a NABS style box and it is paired with a TRES Gilwood box, they are 19ft apart. There was a HOSP pair which had just started a nest in there but I disposed of the male this morning and the female left, Whew!!

After I saw this pair of Blues I got worried about my two pairs at the park as I am thinking these maybe had a failed nesting. I went and checked and both are safe and sound. We should have some eggs hatching this weekend on one of the pairs down there, and next week with the other pair.

I am so excited, I hope they stay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Donna

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lisa11310
18 years ago
Sending some "please nest here vibes" you way! :)
dzyg
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18 years ago
Thanks Lisa!! First thing I did this morning when I got up was to go to the window to see if they were at the box and they were! They were there for about an hour and a half when I had to take dd to school. They weren't there when I got back but showed back up again around 9:30, now I haven't seen them since. They had both been going in the box, once I saw them both go in the box together too which I figured was a good sign. I am not freaking out yet that they went somewhere else, well yes I am but I am not admitting it. LOL! I recall last year when we got a pair of Blues in mid June that they took forever to get settled. Last year I saw them on a Monday and then the female was MIA for the next five days however the male stayed around singing his heart out. Then the female showed back up and two days later started building a nest. So I am hoping they have chosen this box and right now are just relaxing a bit until they are ready to get down to business again.

DOnna
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michelle_4466
18 years ago
Congratulations Donna,
I hope your Blues stay and give you a nice Blue family.I can imagine how excited you must be.I have been there.
michelle
bbcathy
18 years ago
Donna I am so hoping they stay for you. For me it started with one pair in this yard and has blossomed out. I have a small trail up the road too and although I'm always just glad they have somewhere safe to nest it is not as nice as seeing them in my own yard everyday all day.
Wishing you blues by the dozen,
Cathy
pripyat
18 years ago
Hi Donna, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! :) Yes, I would say if you saw them both in the box at the same time that's a very good sign! :D
dzyg
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks everyone!I hadn't seen them since 9:30AM yesterday and when I got up this morning they weren't there either. I was thinking maybe they found another nestbox yesterday. Next time I looked this morning there was the male sitting on the box. He was around for awhile but I didn't see the female. Now I haven't seen him for awhile either however seeing what I observed of the pair I had last year well into the season I am thinking it just takes them a bit to go from having an active nest that fails to starting a new one. I would expect though if they are staying that they would start a new nest by early next week. So I am still hopeful. Sad to think they showed up here cause they may have had a failed nesting elsewhere. I sure wish I had the same pair return year after year like some of you do. I really think one of the pairs down at the park is the same pair from last year nesting in the same box.

Donna

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