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Bluebirds being replaced by brown headed nuthatch's
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Bennett May 29.
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October 6, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
Ambassador for the Bluebirds, Harry Schmeider, will present his entertaining presentation on bluebirds, their history, courtship, and how they select a nest site. Harry will help us understand their breeding habits, egg laying, and brooding right ...
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Naturalist and Hummingbird Bander, Bill Hilton, of Hilton Center for Piedmont Natural History, will be at Squirrel Lake Park in Matthews to give hummingbird banding demonstrations and teach us how we can invite these amazing creatures into our own...
If you put up another bird house close by, the nuthatches may use it. The Blue birds would not be using it because there would not be enough food for them. The nuthatches on the other hand feed different from the blue birds and may use it.
Steve ...
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Since I have been out of work I have had lots of time to watch and learn from my resident bluebirds. My bluebird parents had a first nest starting with five eggs. I did not get to see them fledge, but only saw four fledgelings around, now they are...
Compost Workshop-Piedmont Landscaping and Naturescaping Training at Charlotte Nature Museum
May 9, 2009 from 9am to 1pm
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Hummingbirds: From your yard to Costa Rica---And BACK! at Matthews Community Center
May 5, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Archilochus colubris, breed from Florida north to Nova Scotia, across southern Canada almost to Alaska, and in the continental United States east of the Rockies. They overwinter in Central America as far south as the P...
Jim, the nuthatches decided to move on. I removed the old blue bird nest and they are rebuilding their second nest now.
If I were you I would do nothing and just watch what happens (and report it all here, of course). I'm curious as to what these birds would do.
My five baby bluebirds fledged today, now I have a pair of brown-headed nuthatch's checking out the bluebird box. They have been inside redecorating, throwing away feathers and such. The male bluebird keeps coming to the nestbox and looking inside...
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- At 8:11am on May 1, 2009,
Carol Buie-Jackson said…
- Leigh, I see where you are attending the composting class next week. It will be great to have you! Make sure you call the Nature Museum and register. If we don't have enough ppl, they may cancel it. Thanks!
- At 1:25pm on April 6, 2009,
Christopher North said… - GREAT photos, thank you for sharing. I love blue birds.
- At 10:28pm on April 5, 2009,
Ernie McLaney said… - We have established NWF Wildlife Habitats at all six of our CPCC Campuses and Harper is the final campus to be registered. They may have alreday made arrangements to have a Barred Owl box installed.
The contact for that campus is Kenn Compton. Kenn.Compton@cpcc.edu
Other campuses that have potential for a nest box include the Levine campus - near Matthews, North campus - near Huntersville, and Cato Campus - near Reedy Creek Nature Preserve.
Give me a call at CPCC Central Campus if you want to discuss.
704-330-6427
- At 3:27pm on April 5, 2009,
Carol Buie-Jackson said…
- Leigh, hope you can make it to the HAWK meeting on Tuesday!
- At 5:18pm on April 4, 2009,
Harry Schmeider said… - Hello Leigh, Great photos of bluebirds and I really enjoyed the Owl picture too and the Hawk was awesome as well. I am planning to visit NC in the fall and provide a bluebird program on October 6th this year for HAWK. More info will be forth coming by Carol Buie Jackson President of HAWK. The program will be entitled - The Fledgling Experience - Hope you can attend and we can meet as well. Thanks for joining and sharing your interest with us.
- At 10:26pm on April 3, 2009,
Ernie McLaney said…
- Leigh, good to have you join the site. Great photos too! Are you by chance working with the CPCC Harper Campus to install a owl nesting box there?
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Juvenile bluebirds, male bluebird and a second nest.
Since I have been out of work I have had lots of time to watch and learn from my resident bluebirds. My bluebird parents had a first nest starting with five eggs. I did not get to see them fledge, but only saw four fledgelings around, now they are down to two that regularly come to eat meal worms. These two juveniles are now helping mom feed the nestlings from the second nest. The male that comes around doesn't seem to be the male from the first nest or the past two years. The reason I say this… Continue
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