Comments on: BLUEBIRD PREDATORS! THE DREADED HOUSE SPARROWS

By: Woolwine House Bluebird Trail

Woolwine House Bluebird Trail — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:26:08 +0000

Hi, Carolyn. I’m so sorry to hear you lost bluebird babies. For me to know more about the situation, can you explain in more detail of your nestbox setup (use of any predator guards and what they are), how is the nestbox installed and where, approximate age of the babies that were taken, any sign of scratch marks, such as from a raccoon claw, or any nesting material coming out of the entry hole, any sign of blood droplets? Did you look on the ground by the box for the babies? Did you find dead babies inside the nestbox, but one survived and fledged later? If you prefer, I can Email you privately on this. Let me know. If we discuss here, it will be educational for others to read on this site. I want to help you troubleshoot what happened, but I need more information. I hope to hear back from you.

By: Carolyn Rothenberger

Carolyn Rothenberger — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:47:07 +0000

We had had good luck with our Bluebirds for the past 3 years until now~ this year something killed all but one of our babies~ thank goodness he escaped. Four days later they are rebuilding and I am so worried that whatever killed them will do so again. Is there anything we can do to keep this from happening?

By: Woolwine House Bluebird Trail

Woolwine House Bluebird Trail — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:05:58 +0000

Hi, Jeff. It is basically reacting to its own reflection. Here is the Cornell Lab of Ornithology page on why this happens. Be sure to read the whole article. Good luck. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1184

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:16:29 +0000

Dang blubird will not quit attacking my windows. Whats his issue?