![]() The song sparrows and finches sit on the bluebird box often, esp if they see a potential threat nearby (usually me!). Our blues this year are pretty aggressive, and they chase off any bird they don’t want around, but ignore the tree swallows (now), song sparrows, house finches. If the CAWR doesn’t bother them, if they’re not chasing it off, then I wouldn’t worry. I would say to watch the bluebirds and see if their behavior is on track for nesting. You could probably distract them by hanging up a flower pot. So I’m not sure what was happening there with the box visit. The nest we saw was built in the grasses in the windowbox and had a roof and a porch. They tend to nest absolutely anywhere-in a flower pot, old tennis shoe, porch light, propane tank cover, etc. They are more peaceful and coexist with bluebirds according to everything I researched, and I dug pretty deeply. Here are the 9 field-tested ways to attract eastern bluebirds to your yard: Install a bluebird-approved nesting box. I panicked at first thinking oh, no, potential problem! From what I read, they are not a threat to bluebirds like the HOWR. TN Carol, I actually looked this up in March this year b/c a CAWR had built a nest in a window box on our shed. This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by NickNackHummer. Is this common? Will it prevent the female bluebird from laying eggs and having a successful 2nd nesting? Would a CAWR destroy their eggs? I’ve never heard of this happening. I am so surprised a Carolina wren would remove nesting material from a bluebird nest. The Bird Feeder features openings for bluebirds to fit through and. They are here year round, and I love them. Delight your Bluebird Feathered Friends with this Bluebird Block House Mealworm Feeder. I am positive this is a Carolina wren that I saw on top of the bluebird nest box though. In a few minutes the male bluebird came back and sat on top of the nest box for a while. I sat on my porch for a while, and the Carolina wren flew away. Then it went to the nest box and sat on top of it singing for a while. I ran out on my porch to see if I could find it and saw a Carolina Wren (my favorite bird) fly into the mealworm feeder. I watched for a minute to be sure what I was seeing and saw a wren fly out. They are there today.Ībout an hour ago I saw a bird in the nest box removing nesting material. The male and female are in and out of the nest box all the time. ![]() The babies from the previous clutch are hanging out with them and going to the mealworm feeder and bird bath. My bluebirds have been building their second nest for at least ten days.
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