We had two families of bluebirds to visit our yard, bird houses, and feeders this year – one in the front yard and one in the back yard. Early on, they settled squatters rights with spirited battles. I don’t know how many babies were actually produced between the two sets of parents, but I think a lot. I am now seeing juvenile birds at all the feeders and in the bird baths.
While I fed them meal worms early on, they are now going after the sunflower hearts I put in the feeders. Between the bluebirds and the finches, they are eating me out of house and home.
Still, it’s good to know there will be bluebirds in the future as the young ones take over nesting duties from what I’m sure are very tired adults.
