I believe the same pair of bluebirds has come back to my yard. I say this
because they've been checking out the decorative box in which they raised two
broods last summer, despite the fact that I've posted a proper box near that
one.?For the past week or so, when I put mealworms in the bluebird feeder, a
robin chases them away and gulps down the worms. When I take the worms to the
feeder, I do a little whistle, which the bluebirds have become accustomed to,
and they come to a nearby tree, chattering away. They're on the feeder before I
can get back to the house.?I was horrified recently to see the robin chase them
away and take over their food. I moved the bowl from the pole to a bluebird
feeding box, which has one side open because of a previous traumatic "captured"
display by a female bluebird who'd entered the hole on the end and then tried
to fly out the clear sides. I've not seen the robin get the worms from this
setup so I don't think he can fit into the box, even with an open side, but he
still chases the bluebirds away. Any suggestions?
?
Ann Donaldson
Barboursville
