Get ‘Caught’ by Bluebirds Written by Megan Joyce When I met Dean Rust at his home to take a tour of his...
The largest women’s golf tournament in the world was held at the Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, PA on July 9-12 this summer. This...
Many people put up nest boxes with the best intentions of doing the right thing, but for various reasons, after a time...
1. Install a nestbox specifically designed for bluebirds. Put up multiple boxes in a variety of styles: Peterson, NABS, Troyer slot-box, Gilwood, Gilbertson,...
ALL OF THESE ARE BLUEBIRD PREDATORS ! Predator Guard Construction
Ron Kingston 8″ by 24″ stovepipe baffle Every pole supporting a bird house should have a predator baffle on it. Otherwise, pole-climbing predators,...
By Joan Watroba Many people have been experimenting with this method using the diagram below with very good results. I have been using...
Plants with berries that attract Bluebirds: Summer or Fall fruit Trees Black Gum (Sour Gum) Black Cherry Crabapple European Mountain Ash Kousa Dogwood Red...
There are four septagenarians at Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz, PA that have a “can do spirit” They might be retired, but...
By Maureen & Cathy Fitzpatrick All across America, kids like me are helping bluebirds –and you can too. My mom, dad, sister and I...
By Megan Smith, eHow Contributor 1. Pour 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil into a clean, empty shampoo bottle, preferably a travel size. Vegetable...
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A nest cup can be plastic, cardboard or molded wood fiber shaped at 4”, a.k.a, “jiffy pot”, found in garden or nursery stores. We...
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Joe Eaton and Ron Sullivan The Bluebird of Happiness has a new gig. Now it’s the Bluebird of Ecosystem Services. That would be the...
Design 1. Use only ‘approved’ nest boxes with front, side or top opening, so that nests can be safely monitored throughout the nest...
by Tom A. Barber I think many people are intimidated by bluebirders with large trails. They feel because they have only one or...
A Virginia letter carrier has turned her route into a haven for nesting eastern bluebirds. By Michele Berger Audubon Magazine July-August 2012 On...
Here is an easy method to discourage house sparrows from invading and “taking over” your bluebird nest box ……………………… ADD A SKYLIGHT !!...
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Raccoons are perhaps the most devastating mammalian predators on bluebirds, capable of climbing almost any pole to clean out a nestbox of eggs...
Purpose: Install on a Bluebird nest box to discourage House Wrens from using it. Reason: House Wrens are very territorial and will place sticks...
Many people put up nest boxes with the best intentions of doing the right thing, but for various reasons, after a time...
Salvaging a Sparrow-Infested Trail: Not for the Faint of Heart We are all familiar with this classic movie scene: We see a...
There is a quirk in the behavior of male House Sparrows that helps this species compete so successfully with native birds. House Sparrows...
I. Place houses at least 300 feet apart, because bluebirds are territorial. II. Keep the bluebird houses in open habitat. It’s the environment...
