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Dummy Nest Question

mlkbskt
13 years ago

I have what I believe to be a dummy bluebird nest in my nesting box ... after the unsuccessful nest where the four 12-day old nestlings were raided from the nest. There is still a pair of blues visiting my mealworm feeder, but they are not using the nest. (I believe they are the pair that have 5 eggs in the neighbor's nesting box that I am monitoring for him while he is on vacation.)

I see a male bluebird hanging on the front of my box and sitting on top the post, but after a week now, it appears to be a dummy nest.

Question: Should I remove the nest to make it possible for another pair of blues to make a new nest in the box or just leave it?

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