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tree sparrows

Posted by deedee1028 (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 15, 09 at 11:17

2 days ago I noticed 4 to 6 tree sparrows hanging around, never have had any before...have BB in my nesting box eggs are 10 days old. So was reading replys to my snake possiblity and someone said something about wrens killing the babies...so my husband does home remodeling so we have extra siding left, he made a wren shield with a extra piece of siding. So now the tree sparrows are gone, could they have been trying to take over the nest box? I quess it was good timing putting on the wren guard...this is all new to us were first timers trying for blue's. I'm hoping this group of eggs survive when they hatch, didn't know all the threats these lovely birds have going against them.


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RE: tree sparrows

Tree Sparrows are not the ones who will bother your BB nest. It is the English House Sparrow that you need to be worried about.


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RE: tree sparrows

Tree Sparrows are not cavity nesters and will not harm anything. So if you saw Tree Sparrows, you need not worry. Is it possible that you meant to say you saw House Sparrows? What did these birds look like? If they had a gray head and a black mask, they are House Sparrows and you should put up a sparrow spooker as soon as possible. Sounds like you're doing a great job so far! When you have time, please check out sialis.org. Here is a link to the sparrow spooker page in case you need it.

Here is a link that might be useful: sparrow spooker page


 
 

 

 


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