No, but I had a pair of Bluebirds checking out our nest box two weeks ago
and thought they had taken possession, but this weekend I saw a Carolina
Chickadee fly out of it.

Pat Valdata
Elkton

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From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:36 AM
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Third time is a charm?

I checked on a Bluebird nesting box back in mid- March and it had a nice
fresh layer of pine needles.  I was hopeful that a Bluebird would lay a
clutch.  March came and went and no Bluebird eggs.  In mid-April I found a
Carolina Chickadee had built a nest on top of the pine needles.  There were
already 4 eggs in the nest.

Yesterday, I noticed a Bluebird flying in and out.  I checked the nesting
box and discovered a layer of pine needles on top of the Chickadee nest.  A
little rummaging around yielded the 4 now-covered Chickadee eggs.  I guess
all that remains is for a House Sparrow to throw out the Bluebird.  Anyone
else ever heard of a Bluebird taking over a nesting site?

Jim Wilson
Queenstown

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