Bird Watching: Blue Birds 2015, 0 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
MollyMac, thank you for sharing such heart warming story of the BBs. CG, it's rewarding, also touching sometimes. I have a similar experience with the BBs. One year, I think the papa went missing as the brood was still young. A new Beau came along, but then he bullied the fledglings on nearby mealworms feeder I've set out for the birds. Moma, wouldn't have that. She intervened and fought off the new 'step dad'. That year, I was watching the couple closely and was wondering whether or not Momma will have a second brood. No she didn't. The following year, the 'couple' had eggs, but Raccoon invaded their nestbox. That was the last I saw BBs nesting in that same nest box. I missed seeing them. I raise my own mealworms, but sometimes I need to buy extra to feed them. This year, small song birds, and Northern Cardinals get to enjoy the treat of mealworms. The BBs only came occasionally to visit.

Thank David again for sharing your BBs progress as well as their misfortune. I'm holding out my hope for them. At present, I'm watching a Tree-Swallows nest with 3, probably 4 chicks. Like BBs, I saw one adult bird stands guard while the other bringing food to feed the young.

I'm so glad we've a community at DG to share these experience among one another. Thanks all.