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Submitted		NameStreetCityStateZipPhoneemailCountyBoxesBluebirds
Fledged		Tree
Swallows		House
Wrens		Black-Capped
Chickadee		OtherWhat hindered
bluebird nesting?		Interesting Experience?Question:PairedTrail
08/29/2008 Jane Watkins 2783 S Apalachin Road Apalachin NY 13732 Tioga 6 4 2 2 0 0 None - this was a good season, although blue birds nested later this year and only had one batch. They usually have two. Neither Higher nor Lower Use Own
07/28/2008 P. Clausi .rt.28 Kingston NY 12401 Ulster 1 4 0 0 0 0 After 4 years, we finally had a family! We put up a box when we moved in, and this is the first nest. We're learning. No opinion Own
09/07/2008 Judy Derry Sturbridge Lane Lockport NY 14094 ehderry@aol.com Niagara 47 43 10 0 0 0 I had a nesting of bluebirds in my backyard in which the male that protected the female during nest building and egg laying was unbanded; during chick feeding and after fledging the male was a banded male. No opinion Own
09/13/2008 Cindy Adams 572 Pig St Norwood NY 13668 3152658444 cadams11@twcny.rr.com St. Lawrence 6 5 2 0 0 0 My first nesting was with a female who had been here before and a new male who was quite shy.After the first four hatched,the female was killed so I helped the male feed by suplimenting meal worms.I was checking the nest until it got to the time when it w Higher BlueBird Use Own
09/15/2008 Gordon McCall 1400 Plank Rd Webster NY 14580 gmannova@hotmail.com Monroe 2 8 0 1 0 0 Wrens destroyed the 6 eggs from the first Bluebird nest attempt. The bluebirds moved to my other box where they had two successful broods and the wrens stayed in the original box and also had two broods. Sparrows were at a minimum again this year due to c It was a good year, no problems with sparrows or predators. My birds were more maintenance free than ever due to the lack of sparrows. Is it normal to have one infertile egg for each nesting attempt? My birds are losing one almost every time no matter how many eggs are laid. No opinion Own
09/16/2008 Burroughs-AudubonNatClub PO Box 26814 Railroad Mills Rd Victor NY 14626 585 385-2065 carolynragan@earthlink.net Ontario 1 4 1 0 0 0 Cold Weather in May, lack of food. This is the third year for this nestbox located in a wooded area, not ideal BB habitat. Nestbox is on sanctuary property owned by Burroughs Audubon Nature Club. Previous two years have had 2 successful nestings, this year one in July. Box was used in May No opinion Own
09/16/2008 Margaret Reek 3090 Griffin Rd Churchville NY 14428 Monroe 11 5 0 1 0 2 On three occasions nests were destroyed while there were eggs in them, all from the same male. Two were predation by another bird, and the other appeared to be a racoon, which killed the female. The male found another mate, but their nest was one of the Neither Higher nor Lower Use Own
09/17/2008 John & Janet Nicol 1179 State Highway 37 Hammond NY 13646-4213 St. Lawrence 10 10 0 0 0 0 No opinion Own
09/18/2008 Niles F Brown 137 crooked Lake road Tully NY 13159 315.696.6041 Onondaga 15 3 24 0 0 0 lost 5 bb fledglings, 12-14 day old in May rain and cold for 3 days. 5 eggs , guess female died before eggs hatched No opinion Own
09/18/2008 Bryan Braun 72 Duncan Phyfe Lane Slingerlands NY NY 12159 karnbry@hotmail.com Albany 24 29 7 0 0 0 Sparrows. On the 20 trail they didn't kill any bluebirds, but I continoulsy was removing nests, eggs and young from three boxes. In one box they killed swallows. I caught the male with a sticky trap. No opinion Route 20
09/18/2008 Braun Braun (Beverwyck ) 72 Duncan Phyfe Lane Slingerlands NY 12159 Albany 12 23 0 0 0 0 No opinion Own
09/18/2008 Bryan Braun (Cherryvale) 72 Duncan Phyfe Lane Slingerlands NY NY 12159 Albany 7 12 0 1 0 0 BB Eggs in one nest were pecked by a wren. No opinion Own
09/18/2008 Braun/Amidon (Rt 85) 72 Duncan Phyfe Lane Slingerlands NY 12159 Albany 7 15 2 0 0 0 Two bluebird nests were wiped out by sparrows. In each case I got the male sparrow with a trap. No opinion Own
09/19/2008 Braun/Amidon (Crossings) 72 Duncan Phyfe Lane Slingerlands NY 12159 Albany 11 0 0 0 0 0 On this trail the problem is sparrows. The only species to try to nest was sparrows. The nests were routinely removed from the boxes. No opinion Own
09/19/2008 Amidon/Braun 72 Duncan Phyfe Lane Slingerlands NY 12159 Albany 2 8 0 0 0 0 No opinion Own
09/22/2008 Scotty Gladstone 1021 Turnpike Road East Meredith NY 13757 scottyg@delhitel.net Delaware 5 2 0 3 0 0 House wrens were plentiful Higher BlueBird Use Own
09/24/2008 Robert Grajewski 294 Ostrum Rd Kirkwood NY 13795 607-775-5041 Broome 18 19 8 4 1 0 Cold rainy and then cold dry weather. No opinion Own
09/24/2008 Robert Grajewski 294 Ostrum Rd Kirkwood NY 13795 607-775-5041 Broome 6 7 2 0 0 0 No opinion Route 11
09/25/2008 Charles Caruana 2285 Thiel Road North Collins NY 14111 dauntbmbr@roadrunner.com Erie 12 20 5 8 0 0 Cold wet spring Watching the adult bluebirds picking blueberries from the blueberry shrubs I planted for them and feeding their young. Also watching them eat the blueberries from the blueberry shrub right outside my kitchen window. Neither Higher nor Lower Use Own
09/25/2008 Dave & Mary Hofer 11389 Sharp Street East Concord NY 14055 716 592 5735 dhofer@hughes.net Erie 80 175 7 0 0 0 This year it was cold wet weather in mid-May. We lost 86 nestlings between May 20th and May 23th. Most of the chicks were between 10 and 12 day old. I would like to see more follow up information on how well the sparrow spooker and the new wren guard have worked out for anyone who has used them. Higher BlueBird Use Own
09/27/2008 Russ Guard 156 Co Rt 44 Argyle NY 12809 guard@hvwisp.net Washington 45 183 6 2 2 0 wet early May - losses due to a variety of predators - cats - hawks - house sparrows etc. 2 triple clutches and 9 double Higher BlueBird Use Own
09/28/2008 Richard Holzschuh 4266 Sweden Walker Rd. Brockport NY 14420 rholzsch@eznet.net Monroe 29 4 3 0 1 0 The apparent lack of experience shown by bluebird parents. We had a pair allow four healthy, large chicks to freeze because they refused to roost in their nestbox. Higher BlueBird Use Own
10/07/2008 Andrew Dober 2723 Route 91 Box 237 Pompey NY 13138 315-677-5241 andy.dober@excellus.com Onondaga 2 1 5 0 0 0 Late May frost killed first hatch of babies. Only 2 nestings this summer, compared to 3 last year. Higher BlueBird Use Own
10/11/2008 carol haak 3350 Blossom Lane North Tonawanda NY 14120 hakca@verizon.net Niagara 25 83 38 0 0 0 The cold and rainy spring. I wish the bluebirds would wait until the weather was warmer to start laying their eggs. Lower Bluebird Use Own
10/12/2008 Virginia Flynn 4756 S. Manning Rd. Holley NY 14470 585-638-5396 vflynn01@rochester.rr.com Orleans 4 3 1 1 0 0 Sparrows & wrens I would like to know about wasp control. I read in an NABS newsletter about the use of peppermint spray and would like some more info on that (where to get it, what are the results). Also I would like some info on winter bluebird care: housing and food es Higher BlueBird Use Own
10/15/2008 Bruce Rickmyer 7814 Old Floyd Road Rome NY NY Oneida 2 5 0 0 0 0 We had a Red Tail Hawk also monitoring the Bluebird houses One of the bluebirds used one house to perch on and watch for the hawk so the mate could come and go safely into the other house to bring food for the young birds I built the houses and set them up and the bluebirds were in them the next day Higher BlueBird Use Own
10/18/2008 Sue Turnpenny 323 Seneca St Oneida NY 13421 315 363-2771 sueannty@yahoo.com Madison 32 30 6 0 0 0 Cold, rainy weather in Spring Higher BlueBird Use Own
10/23/2008 Gail Martin 5445 Leete Road Lockport NY 14094 rgm72173@hotmail.com Niagara 6 9 10 0 0 0 house sparrows, as usual, but we trapped and killed at least a dozen so the bluebirds could "nest in peace". Higher BlueBird Use Own
10/28/2008 Annemarie LeClair 715 W. Thomas St. Rome NY 13440 anemie@juno.com Oneida 35 57 55 0 6 0 No opinion Own
10/31/2008 Milton Adams 680 County Route 18 Lake Clear NY 12945 (518)327-3000 adkvicadams@yahoo.com Franklin 85 40 116 0 8 0 The prolonged period of wet weather. Neither Higher nor Lower Use Own
10/31/2008 karen dombrowski 633 lapp road alden, NY 14004 karenmar@rochester.rr.com Wyoming 1 10 0 0 0 0 Bluebirds nested early and 5 fledging left the nest in late May just when we got the wet snow - 2 weeks later only 1 fledgling showed up at our feeder with the parents - I think the rest died sue to the cold, wet weather. They did nest again and fledged No opinion Own
11/02/2008 Susan McKay/F. Richmond 51 Par Circle Albany NY 12208 5184897337 rilla51@yahoo.com Albany 93 142 0 0 0 0 No opinion Own
11/02/2008 Susan McKay/F. Richmond 51 Par Circle Albany NY 12208 5184897337 rilla51@yahoo.com Albany 93 142 24 0 0 0 Higher BlueBird Use Own


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