krobra said:I am sure they are doing fine Ann , mama bluebird choose that box and location.
True Kurt.
And we must all remember that clutches are not always successful. There are "young parents" building their first nest and laying their very first eggs. They are inexperienced. Some don't work out. I figure this is how they learn just like how we learn ~~~ by our failures. Every single year, sometimes twice in the same year, a bluebird couple builds a nest in the mailbox post. It's one of those plastic numbers where you put in a 4x4 but it doesn't have to be tall & then slip the PVC cover down over it & then slip the decorative PVC ball post cap on that. You guys know what I'm talking about. Anyway, sometime before we bought the place some critter chewed a hole in the PVC near the top of the upright post. As I was saying, every single year, a bluebird couple tries to raise a family in there and every single time it's a failure. First, the darn thing is DARK brown. Second, all manner of critters can gain access to it. Third, it's only about 3' from ground level. I've found abandoned eggs in there, eggs that ants got to, eggs that have been cracked by some critter, eggs broken by some critter. It's just not a good place for a nest but some young inexperienced couple tries it every year. We may not like it but that's nature & we can't possibly save them all. They have to learn and I bet they don't make the same mistake again for the rest of their lives.
