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Most Important Resources
These are our most immediately important resources to check out. We’ve chosen these based on the popularity of the article itself, or the popularity of the subject matter. Beyond this selection, we encourage you to browse the entire page for other helpful resources.
Are House Finches a Threat to Bluebirds? Surprising Answers
Do Chickadees Invade Active Bluebird Nests and Harm Eggs?
How to Tell a Bluebird Nest from a House Sparrow Nest – Complete Guide
Essential Bluebird House Supplies for New Bluebird Landlords
Fireworks and Nesting Birds – 5 Things That Can Happen and What to Expect
8 Ultimate Tips for Keeping Peace Between Bluebirds and House Wrens This Nesting Season
16 Ways to Help Birds Survive Harsh Winters
8 Eastern Bluebird Predators and How to Protect Them
Songbird Eggs May Survive Short Periods of Freezing Weather – Here is Why
Chickadee Nest in Your Bluebird House –Take These Steps Immediately
Bluebird Housing
This is a library of articles aimed to answer all of your questions and better inform you about bluebird houses/nest boxes, including information about the different types of nest boxes, how many you can put in your yard, and so much more.
Two-holed Bluebird Nest Boxes: 2-Holes or not 2-Holes, That is the Question
Bluebird Nest Boxes – 10 Critical Features All Nest Boxes Should Have
Do You Clean Your Bluebird House After the Babies Fledge?
Do Chickadees Invade Active Bluebird Nests and Harm Eggs?
Can You Have Multiple Bluebird Houses In Your Yard?
Essential Bluebird House Supplies for New Bluebird Landlords
Types of Bluebird House Designs – The Ultimate Guide
Ultimate Guide & Checklist: Get Bluebirds to Use Your Nest Box
The Right Bluebird House Direction – Preference and Wind Information
It’s Not Too Late to Set Up A Bluebird House
Chickadee Nest in Your Bluebird House –Take These Steps Immediately
Side Opening vs. Top Opening Nest Boxes?
Bluebird Protection
Bluebird protection is a very very important part of hosting bluebirds. Here are all our resources to help you learn more about protecting your bluebirds, including predator guard choices for different circumstances, what kind of predators are out there, and so much more. We continue to add more as we go.
Bluebird Predator Protection
This section is dedicated specifically to bluebird predator protections – whether snakes, cats, raccoons or something else, learn all about what threatens bluebirds and the best ways to protect them under different circumstances. To keep it brief, you’ll find the best way to protect them is a very tall stovepipe baffle that is at least 8 inches in diameter and at least 24 inches tall. However, taller baffles are becoming more and more recommended.
How to Protect Bluebird Nest Boxes from Cats: One Predator Guard is not Enough.
Will Noel Guards Prevent Snakes?
How to Stop Snakes from Eating Bluebirds and Eggs?
Best Predator Guard for Bluebird Houses and Nest Boxes
Are House Sparrows and Starlings Predators of Bluebirds? What Ecology and Science Says
What is a Bluebird House Predator Guard and what types are there?
What is a Noel Guard: The Ultimate Guide Plus Plans
8 Eastern Bluebird Predators and How to Protect Them
Best Baffle System for Your Birdhouse: Stovepipe Baffles
Managing Native Competition Species
Bluebirds are cavity nesting birds, which means they only nest in tree holes and nest boxes. But there are several other native cavity nesters that also compete for nesting sites. The house wren is perhaps the most infamous. But tree swallows, chickadees and titmice are just a few other examples.
Our goal as backyard conservationists is to help all of our native birds thrive. These resources will help you learn how to manage it all. And we will keep adding to the list. And if you want to learn more about a topic you can’t find here, please let us know.
Do Chickadees Invade Active Bluebird Nests and Harm Eggs?
8 Ultimate Tips for Keeping Peace Between Bluebirds and House Wrens This Nesting Season
Wren Guards Prevent House Wren Attacks in Your Nest Boxes
Chickadee Nest in Your Bluebird House –Take These Steps Immediately
Managing Invasive Species (House Sparrows and Starlings)
House sparrows and European starlings are an invasive species in North America. They are not federally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). They have proliferated in North American and cause a toll on our native cavity nesting birds because these two invasive birds kill native birds for their nesting sites.
To responsibly care for bluebirds or other native birds, especially cavity nesters, it is very important to become well informed about managing invasive birds. We will continue to compile more and more resources to help you along this journey.
Eurasian Tree Sparrows Attack Bluebirds – Video Included
Are House Finches a Threat to Bluebirds? Surprising Answers
House Sparrow Nests
Are House Sparrows and Starlings Predators of Bluebirds? What Ecology and Science Says
How to Euthanize House Sparrows After Trapping
How to Tell a Bluebird Nest from a House Sparrow Nest – Complete Guide
Monofilament Line Kind of Deters Sparrows – Observations Included
Installing Monofilament On Your Birdhouse: Easy 5-steps with pictures
Resources About Monitoring Bluebirds
The great thing about bluebirds is that they are very tolerant of nest box monitoring. And monitoring is very necessary.
Even better, the process has gotten more high-tech over the years with wireless cameras being added to nest boxes, so you can see what happens throughout the whole nesting cycle.
These are compiled resources about nest box monitoring and equipment that may help you.
How to Install a Blink Camera in a Nest Box or Birdhouse
The Best Ways To Monitor Your Birdhouse or Nest Box
11 Reasons: Best Nest Box Camera For My Birdhouse
Resources Bluebird Food and Feeding Practices
Bluebirds are very savvy bug hunters. And when they’re not eating bugs in the spring and summer, they’re filling up on berries in the winter. But there are still times it’s good to provide live mealworms. These articles are a great resource on bluebird food – how they find it, what they find to eat, and what we should do as backyard conservationists to be responsible about our feeding practices.
Live Mealworms vs. Dried Mealworms for Birds: Which is Best
6 Ways Bluebirds Find Food In The Wild: Incredible Secrets Behind Bluebird Survival
Complete Guide to What Bluebirds Eat -Seasonality & Feeding Best-Practices
Resources About Bluebird Lifecycle and Facts
This section has several resources about a bluebird’s general life and general facts. Learn about migration, mating, when bluebirds lay eggs, and more. As with all of our content, we continue to add more.
When Do Bluebirds Lay Eggs
Bluebirds Mate for Life Socially, But Sexually – That’s Another Story
Eastern Bluebird Migration Plus 4 Ways To Help
Songbird Eggs May Survive Short Periods of Freezing Weather – Here is Why
Bluebird Video Library
Here is our library of helpful resources pertaining to bluebirds or caring for bluebirds. Some of these videos are broader in topic, but still are a valuable resource.