Bluebirds

botrytisfree

18 years ago

Our first nesting pair of bluebirds!!!

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botrytisfree
Original Author
18 years ago

Seems like my pictures might not be coming through. If not, click here to see them....

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dave_in_va
17 years ago
Your pics came through just fine. All three are sharp too. What kind of camera did you use?

Our BB's are working on their second nesting for this year. Actually the first was a dud and I removed the eggs and nest after she had set on them for 23 days. Two days later she had another nest built and now she's been sitting on these eggs for five days.

Dave
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Thanks for the reminder Ray. While we never let our cat outdoors, a lot of the neighbors do. I have a good sized (8") wobbling stovepipe guard and have never had a cat, raccoon, or snake get into one of my boxes. The conduit pipe and good guard are extremely important.
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It has happened to us too! Very puzzling!
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We have fledglings - probably by the end of the week theyll be flying out and all of a sudden mom has disappeared. Dad of this pair has always been more visible and seems to take on a lot of the feeding role more than mom who seems to spend a lot of time hiding in a back tree in the yard. Do female bluebirds ever abandon fledglings and a mate or could she have fallen victim to something?
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It's hard to say for sure. Was there any trauma to the chicks? Do you have house sparrows in the area? I would think that the snake would have eaten the chicks and left no trace. Dead babies with trauma may be most likely due to a house sparrow attack. Sialis.org is the best source of information for troubleshooting situations like this. I'm so sorry; this is the difficult and sad part of being a bluebird nest monitor!
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