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  @ashleycorbin5403Ай бұрын

  I have a new clutch in my bluebird nestbox and would love a camera for next season. Which do you use?

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906Ай бұрын

  I use green-backyard.com. They have IP cameras and WIFI. The IP cameras are much better, especially if you want to record or stream. WIFI isn't reliable enough for anything other than just watching things live. Too many transmission failures and retries. Hope this helps!

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  @LeicesterRoseАй бұрын

  So great to see they’re doing well, thanks Mike. Are they showing any interest at the box, for another clutch?

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906Ай бұрын

  @@LeicesterRose unfortunately not yet. I’ve seen a house wrench and a house sparrow loitering around, but the bluebirds seem preoccupied. In fact, I haven’t seen the female bluebird in a long time, just the male. I’m keeping the cams running and checking every day though. If I start to see activity I’ll restart the live stream.

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  @LeicesterRoseАй бұрын

  @@mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 thanks Mike. Maybe something happened to the female. I do hope not.

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  @NoraCockrellАй бұрын

  Thanks so much Mike Also what if you don't mind me asking is the food your bluebirds like best at the feeders? I'm trying to entice mine to come to my feeders more than they do.

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906Ай бұрын

  Good question! I use a mixture of sunflower hearts, nuts, and fruits. Usually I just buy a formula called "Zero Waste" from Wild Delight. I put it in a small pan with a dome over it, just a handful each day, and add a sprinkling of a few (maybe 10?) dried mealworms. Bluebirds seem to love it, and so do cardinals and a lot of other birds, so it's usually gone by early afternoon. The bluebirds will actually perch on the feeder pole waiting for me to put it out each morning! Hope this helps!

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  @NoraCockrellАй бұрын

  @@mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 Thanks so so much. I have several different feeders I have a platform feeder with safflower seeds. Cardinals and finches love that. A regular tube feeder with wild bird food in it. We get it in 40 lb bags. I use a solid peanut delight suet cake by wild delight in my suet cage. My blue birds were feeding it to the babies. I get the no waste bluebird mealworm suet nuggets and use a nugget feeder for them. Have had that a week or two but so far haven't seen my blue birds. I have to try it. Thanks for sharing

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906Ай бұрын

  My neighbor uses just sunflower hearts and she gets bluebirds, cardinals, finches like crazy. In my other feeders I have one that's a local blend that is heavy on oiled sunflower seeds that the cardinals favor (unfortunately the grackles and cowbirds also like it), another with Nature's Choice which is heavy on dried sunflower seeds and millet, which the finches and wrens like, and a nyjer seed feeder for the finches, which they go for when the millet gets low. This year we have seen lots more red-wing blackbirds, which we hadn't seen for a few years. Not sure what that was about, but they are making a comeback.

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  @NoraCockrellАй бұрын

  @@mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 That's awesome Mike. We have a pair of cardinals, never see more than one male or female at the time, carolina chickadees, titmouse, junkos and finches galore, with blue jays and woodpeckers thrown in lol. I have gotten some of the no waste and set it up too. Hubby says we have a buffet going lol Good thing he likes to watch them too. I have a question about my bluebirds. Would it be okay to ask you here?

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906Ай бұрын

  Sure!

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  @JFlocRNaАй бұрын

  Thanks for the update, Mike!

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  @brendalins1237Ай бұрын

  Hi again Mike! My bb nestlings are 10 days old now and I’m worried about removing my wren guard in fear the wren will come and kill them. When would you suggest I remove it when there are house wrens in area? The first two egg clutches were destroyed by a wren. I moved my box and bb nested this third clutch, one egg was destroyed before I got the wren guard up. It’s been hard helping to keep them safe. But so far they’ve been okay with the guard on. Any advice?

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906Ай бұрын

  Hi! Actually, wren guards usually don't do much good once the wren has found the nest and attacked it previously. That's because it already knows where the opening is, so hiding it doesn't help. So it's a pleasant surprise that it has worked so far! I'm not sure what the correct answer is. I think wrens usually go after eggs, not nestlings. If that's the case, you could remove the guard any time now, especially if it's making it hard for the parents to feed the nestlings. But if the parents are ok with the wren guard, I'd leave it on until just a couple of days prior to fledging -- maybe 3 days, say day 14 or 15 to be safe. I don't have a wren guard, so I don't know how hard it is to install or remove it, but when you do remove it, you will want to be careful to not scare the nestlings into premature fledging. How hard that is will depend on how the guard is attached. It's not a good idea to open a bluebird nestbox after about day 12, as it can cause premature fledging. If you have to open the box to remove the guard, you should do it sooner rather than later. Sorry I can't be more specific, this is an area that I don't have as much experience with. The first year I had a house wren attack, the bluebirds took out their revenge on the him directly, and he never came back. This year I've had two wrens try to take over the nest box while it was empty, and I was able to discourage them. But the bluebirds may have abandoned the nest anyway -- No new nest building since the first brood fledged. 😞

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  @brendalins1237Ай бұрын

  @@mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 thank you, I greatly appreciate your advice!! Luckily I don’t need to open the box to remove the guard and there is a lot of space between the entry hole and guard so parents are not having any trouble feeding. I think I’ll wait just another couple days to remove it out of caution. Thanks again!!

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  @JFlocRNa2 ай бұрын

  Thanks, Mike, for taking the time to share this.

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  @janag7272 ай бұрын

  Great catch Mike! Its so nice to see them doing so well.❤ Thank you for sharing this video!

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  @trishaferreira23092 ай бұрын

  Awe…love it! 😊❤

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  @LeicesterRose2 ай бұрын

  This is just so cute. Thanks Mike, great video

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  @brendalins12372 ай бұрын

  Can I ask how many days of incubation these eggs had before hatch started?

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife29062 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the question! Incubation started on 4/22, but a 5th egg was hatched on 4/23. The four eggs hatched on 5/6, which is 14 days. The fifth egg hatched the next day, so it was also 14 days.

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  @brendalins12372 ай бұрын

  @@mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 thank you!! I’m on day 13 of incubation with my bb’s 3rd clutch

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  @brendalins12372 ай бұрын

  Our temperatures are getting very hot soon, any good ideas for a heat shield over the bb house? Looking for good ideas to keep nestlings from overheating (house gets afternoon sun)

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife29062 ай бұрын

  ​@@brendalins1237 Great question! Until at least day 6 after hatching, they cannot regulate their body heat. Temps of about 107F and above are lethal. And a box full of nestlings can be as much as 14 degrees hotter than the outside temp! It's really important to make sure your house has ventilation at the top to let out some heat. I have had great luck just putting a white rag on the roof of the house, large enough to dangle a bit over the sides, but not obstructing the entrance. You can then wet it with a gentle mist once in a while. The white color helps reflect the sun's heat, and the evaporation acts as a "swamp cooler". I have temperature sensors inside and outside my box, and this last brood had days where the outside temp was about 92, and the inside temp reached 103. I put the rag on and misted it, and within minutes the inside temp had dropped to 92, same as outside! The rag doesn't seem to bother the adults too much-once there are eggs in the nest, they bond to the nest and will keep coming back. Hope this helps! Let me know how it goes!

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  @brendalins12372 ай бұрын

  @@mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 thank you again, great idea!!!

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  @suzanna_ll2 ай бұрын

  awww so cute

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  @simplycurlyde2 ай бұрын

  Good to know that the parents are doing good. It seems like the chicks were satisfied & were falling asleep. Do both parents feed?

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife29062 ай бұрын

  Yes they both participate in the feeding. The female is the only one who builds the nest and sits on the eggs and sits on the hatchlings. The male will feed the female while she incubates the eggs, but once they hatch, both of them share the feeding. Even after they fledge, both parents continue to feed them outside the nest for a couple of weeks until they figure out how to find food on their own.

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  @cielavina7392 ай бұрын

  Paldies par jauko video😊 Mazie putni ir tik skaisti un viņiem ir laba apetīte 👍

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife29062 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @JFlocRNa2 ай бұрын

  Great video, Mike, thanks for taking the time to document the feeding. The BB's know what they're doing!

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  @JFlocRNa2 ай бұрын

  I like your "No Vacancy" sign, simple but effective. Go find somewhere else, Mr. Wren!

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  @joeschmoe20112 ай бұрын

  I've heard hanging some strands of tinsel or string in front of the wire entrance will discourage wrens.

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife29062 ай бұрын

  I've heard of that sort of thing for house sparrows, never heard of it being used for wrens. At least with the sparrow spooker, you can't actually use it until the bluebird has already become attached to the box (laid an egg) or the bluebird will also be spooked away. I'm not sure what the best approach is, actually.

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  @Hermit43212 ай бұрын

  I think my bluebird are going to lose their nest to wrens!

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife29062 ай бұрын

  I hope not! I wouldn't mind losing the nest to tree sparrows or something, but house wrens are just greedy, they take over every box in the area and only use one! Reminds me of some people I know! :-)

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  @Hermit43212 ай бұрын

  @@mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 I've had yellow crested flycatcher check out my nest box before, that be cool to watch.

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  @suzanna_ll2 ай бұрын

  poor chickadee

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  @suzanna_ll2 ай бұрын

  awwww she is soooooooooo adorable 🏩

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  @brendalins12372 ай бұрын

  Great job!

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  @melnsc69343 ай бұрын

  Definitely

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  @loardjohnWhorfin3 ай бұрын

  I really thought that squirrel guard would have stopped it danged squirrels.

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  @janag7273 ай бұрын

  Yikes! I don't know how you live with Bears ! I'd be looking for a new home.. ha ha .Thanks for sharing

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife29063 ай бұрын

  This is new! I'm not sure I would have bought property here if I'd known! But these varieties don't seem to be too dangerous, as long as you stay out of their way. I will say, though, that I don't walk in the woods at night! 😲

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  @chrislebrasseur19453 ай бұрын

  Traduire en français s v p.

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  @janag7274 ай бұрын

  OH MY! Bear! YIKES. After the shock of it... It was fun to watch. She made herself comfortable while she dined. Its nice that you got video of this. Thanks for sharing

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  @gypsyrhodescovers4 ай бұрын

  Wow! 🧸

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  @komalpatel33184 ай бұрын

  Thank you for video! Got another perspective today. I have active chickadee nest since March 10 , full month now. Bought for blue bird , since it was knocking on sliding glass door several time without reason. It watched this box patiently for month . And finally today bought female and they got fight. I see two big mark on blu bird chest through glass door and free 4-5 hours work chickadee couple claimed victory. Busy feeding fledglings again. Ordered another bird house, will live at some distance. Hope they don’t fight anymore! Blu bird already encountered house sparrows early morning before chickadee fight, won with sorrow, got to wait with chickadees. Despite being small sized , attack was lethal . I guess it was fight with guarding male out and fight with trying to intrude blu bird female outside of nest to protect babies and mom inside

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife29064 ай бұрын

  Yes, I had never seen a bluebird fight a chickadee, I thought they lived peaceably together. But I also saw someone else's video where a chickadee came in and destroyed bluebird eggs. So I guess they really do compete for space!

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  @melaniec10749 ай бұрын

  Here, kitty kitty kitty 😊

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  @Jennifer-gu4yv11 ай бұрын

  Have you contacted your local animal control agency? Now, they'll probably will say that there is nothing they can do...but at least your call will be logged, in case of any future 'problems'.

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  @janag72711 ай бұрын

  What a catch on camera! Yes, it does look like a Bobcat to me. I hope it was just passing through.

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  @OurCatioHome11 ай бұрын

  Beautiful Bob!

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  @trishaferreira230911 ай бұрын

  Yes...a bob cat for sure. Please don’t hurt it. Just trying to survive. Keep pets closely monitored while outside. Don’t leave their side. ❤

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  @michaelyoung693111 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the confirmation. I’ve never seen one before, but I’ve heard of nearby sightings.

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  @Optasia2211 ай бұрын

  Bobcat!

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  @LeicesterRose Жыл бұрын

  Terrific job, Mike. Thank you for this, and for adding the fun facts. This is a treasure to keep. Just love it!

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  @OurCatioHome Жыл бұрын

  Just what I need today!!! Thank you, Mike, for sharing this amazing video!!! We wish Tiny well and hope that you can continue to keep up with her. Cheers and chirps.

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  @margaretcraven4725 Жыл бұрын

  Thanks for the extra shots and information, you could really see the difference in size of Tiny when there was just 2 of them in the box

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  @pamelabowling7959 Жыл бұрын

  Enjoyed

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  @janag727 Жыл бұрын

  @Mike Young adorable video! I appreciated and enjoyed the information and thoughts throughout the video. You got good shots of them leaving the nest. Tiny is so adorable! Thank you

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  @michaelprice8402 Жыл бұрын

  I'm new to viewing this Nest Box. I was hoping it was going to be the Chickadees Nest Box. I'm disappointed.

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 Жыл бұрын

  I'm sorry for your disappointment. I should have been more clear that this was an active bluebird nestbox, and is clean only because we are waiting for them to start their second nest of the season. But if the chickadees had taken over, that would have been fine also! They had their eye on this box early this spring also, but didn't use it.

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  @soulaesthete8563 Жыл бұрын

  This was so disturbing to watch, because I love sweet little chickadees too. If the bluebirds have claimed this box, then why didn't they have some nesting material in it? That little chickadee couldn't have known the bluebirds had claimed it.

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  @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 Жыл бұрын

  I'm sorry that this was disturbing. I realize that I should have made it more clear that this was a bluebird nestbox that had recently had a bluebird nest already, but was cleaned out in preparation for a second brood. I changed the name of the video to make it more clear, I hope that helps future watchers. I love watching all the birds, and regardless of whether this box gets used for chickadees, bluebirds, or whatever, we will be showing it!

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  @soulaesthete8563 Жыл бұрын

  @@mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906 I appreciate your consideration, I and I agree, I would have enjoyed watching the chickadees or most any bird use the box. However, I don't believe the chickadee was fighting as much as it was trying to escape from the bluebird that had pinned it down and was pecking it. I never knew bluebirds were so vicious. That chickadee was nearly killed by the bluebird.

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  @LeicesterRose2 ай бұрын

  @@soulaesthete8563all birds, and people, too, for that matter, will protect their homes and families. It’s nature.

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  @gypsyrhodescovers Жыл бұрын

  I hated seeing the Chickadee get attacked but that's nature. We sure do know who wears the pants in the Bluebird family.😆

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  @trishaferreira2309 Жыл бұрын

  Wow! She was serious about protecting her home. I’m glad the chickadee escaped. ❤