I had always heard that bluebirds were very territorial and needed a certain amount of space between them and their neighboring Bluebirds, otherwise they won't nest. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: <botnizn@xxxxxxx> To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:26 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: bluebird nest boxes - question > i'm not sure about the distance but the idea is that if the bluebird is "out-competed" for one box, then he can still occupy the neighboring box. Intra-specific competition (between bluebirds) is intense whereas inter-specific competition (between different species) is such that swallows could occupy a nest box very close to a bluebird box. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Shapiro <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Richmond listserv <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 20:22:27 -0400 > Subject: [va-richmond-general] bluebird nest boxes - question > > If one is going to put up two Bluebird nestboxes, how far apart should they be > so the birds won't fight and decide that neither nest box is useable? Does the > concept of "out of sight, out of mind" work (i.e., hang them up on trees on two > different sides of a building)? Thanks! > Michael > Short Pump > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to > va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject > field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, > //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. > > > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to > va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. > > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.