Comments on: What is going on at my house ???? http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/07/12/what-is-going-on-at-my-house/ Where it's all about Bluebirds and other Nest Cavity Birds accross Pennsylvania and Elsewhere Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: KCBSP http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/07/12/what-is-going-on-at-my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-496 KCBSP Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:46:56 +0000 http://www.thebsp.org/blog/?p=203#comment-496 Hi MoodyBlue I'm glad you finally got bluebirds in that box. Just to let you know House Sparrows will bond to their nestbox not to their mate. If one trapped the female in the nestbox, the male House Sparrow will be out there trying to get a new mate and is very successful at it. I'm surprised they gave up without a fight right now. If the House Sparrow returns please put up a 2nd nestbox or please just do it now in case they return. Please do not let them keep it. Remove nests and eggs of them right away. If they become bothersome write again please. I hope you let us know how it all turns out. Kathy Hi MoodyBlue

I’m glad you finally got bluebirds in that box. Just to let you know House Sparrows will bond to their nestbox not to their mate. If one trapped the female in the nestbox, the male House Sparrow will be out there trying to get a new mate and is very successful at it. I’m surprised they gave up without a fight right now. If the House Sparrow returns please put up a 2nd nestbox or please just do it now in case they return. Please do not let them keep it. Remove nests and eggs of them right away. If they become bothersome write again please. I hope you let us know how it all turns out.

Kathy

]]> By: ambassador http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/07/12/what-is-going-on-at-my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-495 ambassador Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:38:27 +0000 http://www.thebsp.org/blog/?p=203#comment-495 Dear MoodyBlue, First things first, Never let Sparrows fledged from a Bluebird Nestbox! Never!!! This situations sounds like a second nesting attempt. Let nature take its course, One of the females will eventually pair up with the male and when this happens that female will chase away the other females. If some of the females have a speckled look then they are juvenile birds from this years brood. It took me several years to have bluebirds nest in my backyard. This spring 2009 and early summer have been very wet and cold in Pa. I lost most of my spring nestlings due to this reason. I invite you to please read my Blogs on my website at ambassadorforthebluebirds.com Harry Butler County Pa. Dear MoodyBlue, First things first, Never let Sparrows fledged from a Bluebird Nestbox! Never!!! This situations sounds like a second nesting attempt. Let nature take its course, One of the females will eventually pair up with the male and when this happens that female will chase away the other females. If some of the females have a speckled look then they are juvenile birds from this years brood. It took me several years to have bluebirds nest in my backyard. This spring 2009 and early summer have been very wet and cold in Pa. I lost most of my spring nestlings due to this reason. I invite you to please read my Blogs on my website at ambassadorforthebluebirds.com

Harry Butler County Pa.

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