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2. Western bluebird - Wikipedia

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   Nest in a nest box. The western bluebird nests in cavities or in nest boxes, competing with tree swallows, house sparrows, and European starlings for natural nesting locations. Because of the high level of competition, house sparrows often attack western bluebirds for their nests. The attacks are made both in groups or alone.

3. Important bluebird basics: When sightings increase in New ...

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   The key for a bluebird nest box is to have the hole be exactly 1.5 inches in diameter. Too large of a hole invites starlings and makes it easier for squirrels and other larger rodents to get in.

4. Cliff swallows and bluebirds face challenges during nesting ...

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   Bluebirds have two or three nestings per year so do not give up trying to attract them. Keep monitoring your bluebird nest boxes and make sure that they aren’t occupied by house sparrows.

5. Violet-green swallow - Wikipedia

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   From 1981 to 1982, three independent swallow pairs were observed co-occupying the nest boxes of western bluebirds. These violet-green swallows protected the nesting site, removed fecal sacs from the boxes and fed the bluebird fledglings with no resistance from the adult western bluebirds.

6. Bluebird - Wikipedia

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   Predators of young bluebirds in the nests can include snakes, cats, and raccoons. Bird species competing with bluebirds for nesting locations include the common starling, American crow, and house sparrow, which take over the nesting sites of bluebirds, killing young, smashing eggs, and probably killing adult bluebirds. [6] Male western bluebird

7. Dealing with pests in your yard: Starlings, sparrows, and ...

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   Make sure the box is empty so that a pair of bluebirds can build a new nest. They can build a new nest in two or three days pretty easily. We have a pair building a nest right now in our yard and ...