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[birdky] RPT: Bluebird first
- From: "scott freidhof" <scottf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:20:15 -0400
June 10, 2006: I've put up a lot of bluebird nest boxes in the past 15
years, but I have never seen 2 pairs nesting in close proximity. Each
pair typically defends at least a couple acres from other bluebird
pairs. But this year on my little one acre of ridgetop in Rowan County,
I have 2 pairs nesting simultaneously, one on each side of the house
basically. The nest boxes are separated by about 40 yards. The first
pair to initiate a nest has occasionally harassed the second pair (at
least that's what I believe is going on). At the risk of sounding
callous, I "removed" 8 house sparrows this spring and 11 last spring to
make it possible for the bluebirds, tree swallows, and purple martins to
nest in relative peace.
Scott Freidhof
Morehead
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