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Bluebirds?
#8559278
03/18/22 04:04 PM
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Western
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We have had 3-4 pairs of Bluebirds on our place consistently for 17 years. After that bad cold last winter, haven't seen one since.
I know some of you posted about froze BB, wondering if anyone has seen any resurgence? Kind of like seeing them around.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8559397
03/18/22 06:31 PM
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hook_n_line
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My parents house in Houston has a pair of bluebirds on it. I've never seen them there before.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8559401
03/18/22 06:37 PM
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topwater13
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We had a couple of pairs around.....but zero since the big freeze.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8559422
03/18/22 07:00 PM
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ducknbass
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Dennis. How are you? Hope you’re well. Hope you get to those mountains this year
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8559464
03/18/22 07:54 PM
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kmon11
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Have one pair nesting in bird house in the back yard. 2 mpre pair I see out ftont. Saw 6 out the front window yesterday at the same time.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Bluebirds?
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#8559476
03/18/22 08:12 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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We had a couple of pairs around.....but zero since the big freeze. Same...haven't seen them or painted buntings in a while
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8559631
03/18/22 11:55 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Our box has 5 bluebird eggs in it now. Should hatch in 2-3 days. Never had them lay 5.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8559641
03/19/22 12:18 AM
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Jimbo1
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No Bluebirds since the freeze but loaded up with Redbirds at home and at the lease.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: SnakeWrangler]
#8559666
03/19/22 12:40 AM
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Simple Searcher
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We had a couple of pairs around.....but zero since the big freeze. Same...haven't seen them or painted buntings in a while We usually fill our bird feeders about once a month. Last year they never were emptied.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8559682
03/19/22 12:57 AM
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ratdog
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I have had bluebirds for several years. None last year. Was glad to see a pair return this year. Already have eggs in the nest.
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Re: Bluebirds?
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#8559692
03/19/22 01:08 AM
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spacejunkie
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No Bluebirds since the freeze but loaded up with Redbirds at home and at the lease. Same here with the red birds.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8559904
03/19/22 12:38 PM
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soooo
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I've been here 30 years and never seen a bluebird until the snowmageddon. Have a couple of pairs now.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8560135
03/19/22 06:33 PM
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Simple Searcher
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We had scrub jays everywhere, they were common at feeders. This last year I didn't see any. This may be what some folks are calling blue jays. I have never seen a blue jays around here.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8560327
03/20/22 01:37 AM
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Jimbo1
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Saw our first one since the big freeze today right after I scalped the front yard, Pretty thing.
FJB - Lets Go Brandon BBB - Bring Back Better Awake - Not Woke!
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8560336
03/20/22 01:58 AM
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BradyBuck
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I need to keep an eye out. We had a dozen or more on our place before the freeze. I only saw 2 or 3 last year.
They get hot particularly hard during winter because they feed primarily on insects.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8560434
03/20/22 10:56 AM
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macec3(TX)
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Usually bluebirds build 4 nests in my martin house. This year only 1 compartment had a bluebird nest. I guess last years cold got most of them.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8560585
03/20/22 04:48 PM
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oldoak2000
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We lost at least a dozen last years freeze; sadly found them huddled/dead in the bluebird boxes we have around. We were keeping chicken-scratch out for all the wild birds, but sadly didn't know better to put dried bugs (dried fly larvae - chicken treats) out for the bluebirds, which maybe would've helped them since they couldn't get to the ground/dirt with the several inches of snow.
Fortunately, we are now seeing some around hitting the bluebird boxes, so maybe we can help get their numbers back up.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8560629
03/20/22 06:11 PM
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pnh
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Mine never nested last year after the big freeze. Haven't seen any until lately. Just found an egg in my box. I think they'll make a comeback.
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Re: Bluebirds?
[Re: Western]
#8561379
03/21/22 06:49 PM
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Western
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I'm glad a few of you are seeing B showing back up, I've only been home a few hrs, so hopefully I see some this week.
Had painted buntings last summer, so those are still around, fun to see, but shy.
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln Dennis
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