Are bluebirds bothered by road noise?
Is it worth putting up a couple of bluebird boxes near route 83? They’d only be about 50 yards from the road as the crow flies, but they’d be down a steep bank with quite a few trees on it. So there’s constant road noise, but it’s not deafening or anything. It’s something I find pretty bothersome for the first 15 minutes while I’m there, then my mind sort of tunes it out and I don’t really notice it. But I wonder if the bluebirds can deal with it.
Phil
ambassador Said,
July 9, 2009 @ 8:14 am
Hi Phil,
The road noise will not affect the bluebirds.
Harry Schmeider / Butler County
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KCBSP Said,
July 10, 2009 @ 7:56 am
Harry’s right, Phil. They don’t mind the noise. Just watch where the entrance hole is pointed towards. Fledge them away from 83 towards some shrubs or bushes.
Will you be able to access it off 83 or must you pull off of it to monitor?
Kathy
Phil Said,
July 10, 2009 @ 9:21 pm
It’s at our church, whose property backs up to a big bank (earthen, not $$$) that goes up to 83. So there’s plenty of safe parking and fledging space. Can’t really even see the road from down where the church lot is, but you sure can hear it. Guess if I do put up some boxes, it also means I’ll have to go to church every week to monitor them.