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A Successful Bluebird Hatch!
Two years ago, we hung a couple bluebird boxes that year as part of a New Year’s Resolution to create a more hospitable yard. One was hung in the front yard on an Elm tree, and one was hung in the back yard on the blackberry trellis. I documented the efforts of a bluebird pair which ultimately ended in the death of all the babies. After the failed attempt by the bluebirds, a family of House Wrens succeeded in the…
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Bluebirds
One of my resolutions for the year was to further establish habitat for the birds in our yard. We installed two bluebird boxes, which I picked up from my local State Employees Credit Union. The box on the blackberry trellis was quickly found by a pair of Eastern Bluebirds, and after a brief kerfuffle with a Brown-headed Nuthatch, they soon made the box home and laid five perfect, light blue eggs. The second box appears to be inhabited by House Wrens,…
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