[obol] Re: [birding] FOY
- From: "Marcia F. Cutler" <marciafcutler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: joel.geier@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 10:49:55 -0700
Joel has given a pretty good overview of the kind of habitat Western Bluebirds
find attractive.
You can get a lot more information on the Audubon Society of Corvallis's
website: www.audubon.corvallis.or.us under the Bluebird Trail page(s).
You can also purchase bluebird nesting boxes from them or get instructions to
make your own.
Marcia F. Cutler
Corvallis
On May 8, 2013, at 9:09 PM, Joel Geier 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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