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My House Wrens Have Disappeared

After my house wren pair set up a nest, laid eggs and fledged their first brood, I mentioned that I saw the male cleaning out the nest.  Then I saw the female putting new soft nesting materials back into the nest box.  When I checked around I was told this is how they do it and all was well.  Convinced that they were just getting ready to have another brood, I stopped thinking about it.  After all, the bluebirds had put their nest together in the other box and already had laid eggs.  The house wrens showed no interest in bothering them.
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Bluebirds Have Eggs In A Nestbox

After spending about a week visiting the nestbox everyday, the bluebirds have built a nest and now have eggs in it.  I’m very happy to see them make the commitment to the box which has also been looked over by my house wren male just in case nobody else wanted it.
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House Wren House Cleaning

I was looking out my window yesterday and I saw something peculiar.  One of the house wrens was going in and out their nestbox.  That’s not strange given that I knew they had babies in there.  It wasn’t until I took a closer look that I found they were not taking food in to the house but taking nesting material out of it.
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My House Wrens Are Taking Their Time

It seems like more than a month that the house wrens have moved in and set up shop in my back bluebird box. I’ve had chickadees and bluebirds in this box previously and they never seemed to take so long to fledge their babies.
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Julie Zickefoose Was Absolutely Correct

Just like Julie Zickfoose had told me, my house wrens are behaving themselves because I’ve allowed them to have one of my bluebird houses. From early in the morning until late at night, I hear both of them singing and calling to each other. It’s actually quite sweet.
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What To Do With My House Wrens

I Needed Some Expert Birding Advice

The house wrens in my back nestbox are filling that thing until it’s spilling out the front.  I emailed Julie Zickefoose, writer, artist and birding expert to ask what I should do about them.

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