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The House Wrens Have Returned

By BirdDude on Monday, July 27th, 2009 | No Comments

As I had posted last week, it seemed like my house wrens had disappeared. They had built a nest, incubated eggs, fledged young and even rebuilt a nest for a second brood. Then, they were nowhere to be seen or heard. If you’ve ever had house wrens during mating season in your backyard then you [...]

Bluebirds Have Eggs In A Nestbox

By BirdDude on Sunday, July 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment

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.

House Wren House Cleaning

By BirdDude on Sunday, June 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment

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 [...]

My House Wrens Are Taking Their Time

By BirdDude on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

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.

Julie Zickefoose Was Absolutely Correct

By BirdDude on Friday, June 12th, 2009 | No Comments

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.

What To Do With My House Wrens

By BirdDude on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 | 2 Comments

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.