Yesterday @Jillianmarisa and I installed new bluebird boxes here at #DisOldHouse. We had a lot of fun with bluebirds at the old place, and this place is loads better (I think) for them.
This morning while tending the chickens I spotted a fella already checking out the back one. Squeee!
If you are looking for a distraction, or just wholesome anecdotes detailing the entirety of our first bluebird experience, the thread is below. I hope to make a similar thread this year. Last year was a success, but very disjointed and poorly documented.
https://vmst.io/@User47/112186500199386632
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Attached: 2 images What a wonderful day! We just watched an #EasternBluebird couple discover the box we put up in the backyard. Now @Jillianmarisa and I are narrating for them. It’s like house hunters bird edition back here. 🥰 Will they pick the new-build roomy mansion in the bad part of town? Stay tuned! #househunters #naturalist #backyardbirding #naturalist #birding
Both bluebird nestboxes have been taken over by invasive house sparrows. I love being a bird landlord, but I hate the “management” of the bad guys. I used to be a live-let-live kinda guy. But they actively compete with the natives which are in steep decline.
Time to find my VanErtTraps…
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Here in the ‘burbs I prefer the “two holer” boxes. It gives the bluebirds a chance to defend themselves and their nests when the house sparrows attack.
If the HOSP setup shop first I plug the far hole, place a small screw, hang the van ert and wait. When a bird plops down the spring slaps the hole closed. Weekends only. It’s illegal to hold native birds if you catch them on accident.
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JL Johnson 