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What is the final days before the nestlings or babies fledge or leave the nest? (The Nestlings become so big the parents no longer can fit inside the nestbox.)
You observe Bluebird parents feeding their young and remaining on the outside of the Nest Box.
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What is a male Eastern Bluebird?
Bright blue back, a rusty red throat and breast with a white belly.
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What is the bluebird fledgling period?
Sixteen to 18 days.
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What is some of the other types of cavity birds that will occupy a bluebird house? (NABS recommends bringing in another Bluebird Nest Box for Bluebirds of other species occupy)
Carolina Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, and Brown-headed Nuthatch.
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What is the Group Who were the Bird Club members who originally organized Project Bluebird?
Jim and Pat Ennis, Dick Hansen and Dawes Miller.
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What is the best timing to monitor Bluebirds? (Most eggs are laid in the morning)
Calm Dry Weather, at least every 7 days during the afternoon.
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What is the species of bluebirds?
Eastern, Western and Mountain.
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What is the bluebird egg incubation period?
Twelve to 14 days.
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What is what one might find in a bluebird nest box besides birds. (Special Note, the entrance will have to be enlarged for flying squirrels.)
Wasp, frogs, flying squirrels, ants, and Blowflies.
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What is the approximate days for monitoring a bluebird box.
Every seven days.
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What is Monitor Sun City Bluebird Trails?
In 2013 at least 26 volunteers did this in Sun City.
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What is location considerations for bluebird boxes (Location, Location, Location, we moved 4 boxes in the first of June this season and 2 of the 4 had new residence with nest and eggs within days of moving from areas that were too close too woods.)
Open Grassy Areas a little distance from heavy woods.
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What is the number of eggs an eastern bluebird may lay?
Four to Six.
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What is probably an abandoned nest?
Eggs in a nest for 28 Days.
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What is the North American Bluebird Society? (www.nabs.com)
NABS
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What is a bluebird trail?
A number of bluebird boxes located in an area with an assigned monitor.
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What is the earliest for nest box selection by bluebirds in South Carolina? (Get your nest boxes in place during the Winter, but it is never too late to add a new Nest box.)
Mid-February
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What is the preferred meal for Bluebirds? (If you want to train the parents, whistle while delivering Meal Worms to your empty nest boxes, eventually they will come as you whistle and not wait to find the surprise later.)
Meal Worms.
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What is applied to the pole to prevent raiders of a bluebird box.
A thin layer of grease or auto wax and/or a baffle.
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What is the best direction to face the entrance of your bluebird Nest box? (Prevailing Winds and Rain come from the West blowing into the Nest box if facing West and the Sun in the Morning coming from the East warms the nest box quickly to aid in survival
East or Northeast
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What is the data or information collected or reported by bluebird monitors?
The date, nest, number of eggs, species and number of nestlings.
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What is the typical egg laying or nestling months for Bluebirds?
Early April to Early June.
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What is Monitors Activity after the young have fledged or left their nest? (Old Nests will overtime turn nasty breeding areas for bugs that will keep you from enjoying Bluebirding)
Remove the old nest and clean out the box.
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What is the species with the greatest number birds monitored in Bluebird Nest boxes?
Chickadees
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