Bird Watching: A few more shots of my bluebirds, 0 by 2dCousinDave

2dCousinDave wrote:
Yes, it is not uncommon on fledge day to see other birds (usually HOSPs) landing on and peeking in the nest box even before all the bluebirds have fledged. It may simply be curiousity but it worries the bluebirds no end. The house is so important to the them that one of the adults may remain in the yard to watch it even after all the babies have just fledged.

Last Spring things were so frantic that I plugged the opening for a few days, thinking I was helping but it seemed to worry Mama Bluebird more than it helped. I removed the plug and she started building a new nest the same day.

This message was edited Dec 4, 2010 8:08 AM