Bluebird House

This is my new bluebird house which is the "Ultimate." This house is made from recycled milk jugs and plastic bottles, and surprising, made in the USA, which is a great plus. It is from Birds Choice who is a member of the Wild Bird Feeding Industry, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Bluebird Society and the Purple Martin Conservation Ass. It has a lifetime guarantee to never crack, split of fade. The side door opens for easy cleaning, and the other door for viewing. An overhang roof, vents and drainage holes and a predator-resistant entrance hole. And they also used stainless steel screws. A very well constructed house. Expecting the Tree Swallows to use a few of the Bluebird houses when they come back in the Spring, I have to make sure I have enough.


A screen did come with this house for the purpose of Blowfly larvae which will get into the nest and the larvae will feed on the blood of the nestlings. Death sometimes occurs. The larvae feed at night, then during the day they move downward in the nesting material. The screen is a hopeful help, some studies are stating this, because the larvae will fall through the screen to the bottom of the box and cannot get back to the material. A single nest may contain as many as 200 larvae. The Bluebirds do not mind if you check the nest and nestlings. Remove the entire nest and scrap any larvae at the bottom, throwing this away or burning infested nests. You can also replace their nest with dry grass clippings if there is an infestation. Carefully transferring the young. Clean the box after the nestlings have fledged, use a weak solution of bleach and water.

Female Bluebird watching and waiting for me to put mealworms in the feeder which is right below her. They always can spot me from a distance and come and perch high in the trees near their feeder.

This female Bluebird is waiting on the roof for the mealworms. I could hear the male farther away, knowing he was coming also.