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    Bluebird nest box and fending off house sparrows

    Sorry for not responding sooner. First: no, I don't have any feeders apart from a hummingbird feeder, so that's a moot point. Assuming I do stock a couple of feeders, I'll avoid any mix that has millet and/or corn. Second: good to have that concrete advice on what to do and when. One thing I...
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    Bluebird nest box and fending off house sparrows

    A bluebird nesting pair arrived here (southern NJ, near Philadelphia) on 13 March. Within 48 hours, house sparrows had driven them away and I haven't seen them since. I was going to deploy a sparrow spooker made per instructions on sialis.org, but never got the chance, since that site recommends...
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    Intro

    Retired chemical engineer here with a general interest in birds in the southern NJ / greater Philadelphia (PA) area. Doing what I can to provide for local songbirds.
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