Bird Watching: A new bluebird thread, 0 by 2dCousinDave

2dCousinDave wrote:
And the mockingbirds were there constantly. They are a real nuisance and I am not sure how they will behave tomorrow when the birds fledge. I chased them all day and seriously, I think if there was one thing I could do to help with the fledging, it might be to chase the mockers away, and possibly the hawks. I haven't seen a hawk in several days, but the mockingbirds chase the bluebirds constantly. When the little ones pop out of the nest box, they may fly in any which direction and if the adults are not there to guide them, it would be easy for them to get confused and land in someone's yard where there is a cat.

This is the female mockingbird with the deformed "cross-bill" beak.