[wisb] Re: Out with the chickadees, in with the house wren
- From: "Kent" <kentsue@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <net.notes@xxxxxxxxxx>, <ebarrientos@xxxxxxxxx>, "'Wisbirdn'" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:22:09 -0600
Meredith:
You have some potentially valuable information here. Wrens create
havoc with our professional bluebird trail (1,291 boxes) here in central
WI. As Tom Erdman has pointed out, they will not tolerate birds nesting
in their territories and will remove E's from any nest boxes within this
territory. This week, we set a new record with one 61 nest box route
in which 7 nests with 34 eggs were wiped out--those boxes will be
moved next season.
So what I would like to know is: "Once the wren hen has laid her eggs,
will they then tolerate other birds nesting in their former territories? Or
does it just require the hen to build the cup or does it require the
wren eggs to hatch?
You can't help us with the "cup" question, but you can help with the
eggs vs. chicks question. Can you let us know how things work out
with these nests?
Thanks,
Kent Hall
Stevens Point
----- Original Message -----
From: "Meredith" <net.notes@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ebarrientos@xxxxxxxxx>; "'Wisbirdn'" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 9:29 AM
Subject: [wisb] Re: Out with the chickadees, in with the house wren
> Ditto but with Bluebirds. The wrens tried to move in almost immediately.
> At
> first I tried to discourage them by putting duct tape across the entrance
> which the wrens kept pulling off. When it didn't look like the Bluebirds
> were going to come back I let the wrens have the house.
>
> Of course just after the wrens had their nest made, the Bluebirds came
> back.
> We have another Bluebird house that the wrens had looked at but didn't
> choose. The Bluebirds didn't seem interested either. The only problem we
> could see with it is that it faced to the west. My husband turned it to
> face
> east and the Bluebirds had a nest built within two days.
>
> Now there are seven eggs in what has become the wren house and the
> Bluebirds
> have six in their new house.
>
> Meredith Daggett
> Mineral Point, WI
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Evan Barrientos
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 9:06 AM
> To: Wisbirdn
> Subject: [wisb] Out with the chickadees, in with the house wren
>
> Hey everyone,
> After a chickadee pair successfully raised 6 young in my nest box, the
> house
> wren that normally nests there started building a nest just TWO DAYS after
> they left! He's currently singing and building.
> Evan B.
> Milwaukee
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