[obol] Re: Western Bluebirds
- From: Bill and Nicki <billandnicki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "joel.geier@xxxxxxxx" <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 21:30:08 -0700
Greetings all,
Consider contacting the Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project. They help home- and
land-owners to accommodate bluebirds. Over the past 5+ years, they have had
volunteers help me to monitor nest boxes, provide nest boxes, band fledglings,
and more. They are local and cover the W. Valley and Portland metro area.
Bill Evans
Beavercreek, Clackamas County
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On May 8, 2013, at 9:09 PM, Joel Geier <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Rich & All,
>
> Funny you should ask this since I was just thinking that I should mention the
> latest goings-on of our nesting pair (a very quick copulation atop a utility
> pole yesterday, and then today, the male was chasing an American Robin, then
> a Red-breasted Sapsucker off his territory).
>
> Step 1 is probably to get a proper bluebird nest box up in your yard (one
> with the hole sized right to keep out starlings, and without a perching dowel
> on the front). We have one of those thanks to Paula Vanderheul (formerly with
> Corvallis Audubon, now somewhere in the Puget Sound region).
>
> Step 2 is to create some foraging space (low-stature grasses or bare ground).
> We do that with a combination of sheep (on our yard) and horses (on our
> neighbors' yard), plus our vegetable garden. You could do maintain foraging
> space with a lawnmower too. But I think the key thing is to have a healthy
> arthropod population for them to feed on (so no lawn/garden chemicals), and a
> fairly open landscape with widely spaced trees & shrubs. Thinks "savanna" or
> "woodland" rather than "forest."
>
> Bluebirds are a lot of fun to have in your yard. They are very expressive
> birds and do a lot of talking to each other. They also quickly get used to
> normal yard activities and will hang around while you do your routines, often
> within 20 feet.
>
> Happy birding,
> Joel
>
> On Wed, 2013-05-08 at 19:39 -0700, R. Adney Jr. wrote:
>>
>> Sitting in the backyard just now and was treated to a first of year, first
>> of yard male Western Bluebird! Does anyone have any ideas how to attract
>> them? Special food or nest boxes?
>>
>> Oh just now a female!!!! I am in blue birds heaven tonight. Pics to follow!
>>
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