House Wrens Return! Sort of... As I had posted last week, it seemed like my house wrens had disappeared. They had built a nest, incubated eggs, fledged young and even rebuilt a nest for a second brood. Then, they were nowhere to be seen or heard. If you've ever had house wrens during mating season in your backyard then you know it's impossible to miss … [Read more...] about The House Wrens Have Returned
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Bluebirds Have Eggs In A Nestbox
After spending about a week visiting the nestbox everyday, the bluebirds have built a nest and now have eggs in it. I'm very happy to see them make the commitment to the box which has also been looked over by my house wren male just in case nobody else wanted it. … [Read more...] about Bluebirds Have Eggs In A Nestbox
House Wren House Cleaning
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
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