As naturally-appearing nuts and seeds dwindle, and the energy demands of survival increase, your birds will frequent your feeders and birdbaths more often. Birds are not only (usually – there are some exceptions, like male goldfinches, who lose their bright gold coloring) easier to spot against the snowy foliage, but their behavior changes in dramatic fashion. Winter is a special season for birding everywhere. Posted in Bluebirds, Attracting Birds, Bird Watching | Tagged centralmo, feeder, bird count, national audubon society, migration, centralmissouri, songbirdessentials, songbirds, missouri, birding, birdseed This is the first step toward achieving greater success on your bluebird trail. IX. Remove the old bluebird and/or Tree Swallow nests on your first nest check after the young have fledged. VIII. Monitor your bluebird trail at least once every week. They may fledge prematurely, which could cause their death. VII. Avoid handling the bluebird and/or Tree Swallow young after they are 14 days or older. This will protect the bluebirds from predators and other enemies. VI. Attach a predator guard to your bluebird houses. Change their nests when babies are from seven to 10-days old (only one change per brood needed.) If you don’t, you may end up fledging very few, if any, baby birds. V. Control the most threatening parasite, the blowfly larva. This will allow the valuable Tree Swallow to also nest on your bluebird trail. IV. Add a second bluebird house 21 feet (7 paces) from the first house, at every 300-foot setting. III. Control the House Sparrow, or it will eliminate the bluebird and Tree Swallow. II. Keep the bluebird houses in open habitat. I. Place houses at least 300 feet apart, because bluebirds are territorial.
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