[wisb] Re: Out with the chickadees, in with the house wren
- From: "Evan Barrientos" <ebarrientos@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <kentsue@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <net.notes@xxxxxxxxxx>, "'Wisbirdn'" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:33:48 -0500
Why do birds not like nest boxes facing west? Too much sun?
Evan B
Milwaukee
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From: "Kent" <kentsue@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [wisb] Re: Out with the chickadees, in with the house wren
> 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>
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> 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-----
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>> 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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