FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: Aggressive Chickadee behavior with Bluebird Nest

[John Devereux Joslin <jdjoslin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Nell,
    Check with David Pitts (dpitts@xxxxxxx), who has been studying chickadee
and bluebird nesting behavior for decades.
--Dev Joslin
112 Newcrest Lane
Oak Ridge, Roane Co., TN

James M Moore wrote:

>      On the home front (Jacksboro, TN-Campbell County)  I still have
> Purple Finches at the feeders , and the Bluebirds are expecting 4
> youngins. I have also had some interesting interaction between the
> Bluebirds and Chickadees. The Chickadees are STILL insisting on entering
> this particular Bluebird box despite having other boxes available. On
> Saturday, I observed a Chickadee drop something from the box that looked
> like a fecal sack. I went out to investigate, and it was a broken
> Bluebird egg!! I cannot believe a Chickadee was this aggressive or broke
> an egg and then removed it from the nest, but there was the evidence. I
> marvel at how he got the egg up out of the nest cavity etc.. with the
> weight of the egg. Did the Chickadee break the egg first?  ( It looked
> like it in the nest box.) OR did it just remove an egg that was already
> broken by something else? Strange.   Will be interesting to watch this
> saga.  Today, the Bluebirds had 4 eggs once again, as she was just in the
> process the past few days of beginning laying.
> Anyone ever heard of such Chickadee behavior?
>
> Nell Moore
> Jacksboro, TN
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