As I've reported in an earlier post, my nesting season is going only OK this year. I've already seen my bluebirds and chickadees with their first bunch of little ones and I've only got one of my my two bluebird boxes with anything in it. And that something is house wrens. … [Read more...] about How Is Your Nesting Season Going?
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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
And The Winners Are … Chickadees
Bluebirds As Year Long Landlords For the past few years, I've had my bluebird pair that comes back from time to time to make sure the nesting box is in good repair and hasn't been destroyed by squatters. They spend up to thirty minutes about once a week looking at and in the box to make sure it will be ready for them when nesting season comes. … [Read more...] about And The Winners Are … Chickadees
Time To Get Your Bird Nesting Boxes Ready
Clean Them Out Before They Start Building If you've kept your nesting boxes up during the winter for roosting you may already have noticed some of your birds coming by and checking them out. I've already got a pair of bluebirds and a some chickadees who are checking to make sure everything's ready for them. That's my clue to do the same. … [Read more...] about Time To Get Your Bird Nesting Boxes Ready