House Wren Tidying? I was looking out my window yesterday and I saw something peculiar. One house wren was going in and out their nest box. That's not strange given that I knew they had babies in there. It wasn't until I took a closer look that I found they were not taking food in to the house but taking nesting material out of it. I Needed Professional Help … [Read more...] about House Wren House Cleaning
Bird Conservation
My House Wrens Are Taking Their Time
It seems like more than a month that the house wrens have moved in and set up shop in my back bluebird box. I've had chickadees and bluebirds in this box previously and they never seemed to take so long to fledge their babies. It's Simple Math Really I had read that house wren eggs take up to two weeks to hatch and 16-17 days to fledge from the nest but I think I've been … [Read more...] about My House Wrens Are Taking Their Time
Julie Zickefoose Was Absolutely Correct
Just like Julie Zickfoose had told me, my house wrens are behaving themselves because I've allowed them to have one of my bluebird houses. From early in the morning until late at night, I hear both of them singing and calling to each other. It's actually quite sweet. … [Read more...] about Julie Zickefoose Was Absolutely Correct
What To Do With My House Wrens
I Needed Some Expert Birding Advice The house wrens in my back nest box are filling that thing until it's spilling out the front. I emailed Julie Zickefoose, writer, artist and birding expert to ask what I should do about them. Julie told me as long as the house wrens are allowed to build their nest back there I won't have any problems. The only thing I needed to do … [Read more...] about What To Do With My House Wrens
Bluebirds vs Chickadees – It’s A Draw
Nobody Takes The Nestbox Earlier this week, I was looking out my office window at my backyard when I saw something suspicious. A mottled gray looking bird perched atop my closest bluebird box. Once mom showed up, it didn't take me long to figure out that my resident bluebird pair had decided to nest elsewhere. It was funny to see the little one sitting on top of the box … [Read more...] about Bluebirds vs Chickadees – It’s A Draw
Tell Me Your House Wren Stories
It Started With A Song I noticed this morning that there was a new but vaguely familiar bird singing in my backyard. I get passers-by all the time so I didn't take any notice of it at first. Later, I noticed the bird was still singing repeatedly and loudly. He had been at it for over an hour when I decided to take a closer look and see if I could figure out … [Read more...] about Tell Me Your House Wren Stories
BirdJam As A Nuisance Bird Deterrent
An Unexpected Result As I mentioned in a previous article about the cool new bird identification software called BirdJam, I found it to be a quick and accurate way to identify birds in the field. It allowed you to greatly reduce your pack weight and reduce the chance of missing an ID because you were fumbling through your guide. What I didn't expect was being able to … [Read more...] about BirdJam As A Nuisance Bird Deterrent
The Bluebirds Make A Last Minute Charge
If You Snooze You Lose OK. Things are heating up in the backyard. Less than a month after reporting the chickadees had staked their claim , the bluebird pair shows up and won't hear any of that noise. Late last week, I started hearing bluebirds chattering in my back yard. Since I almost never hear that sound unless they are nest building, I had to take a look. Sure … [Read more...] about The Bluebirds Make A Last Minute Charge