Woodpeckers nesting? In blue bird box?!

[Lisa Martorana]

Hey all,

Just wondering if any of you have had a Downy try nesting in a blue bird box?? This guy has been here every day for a week and tonight at 6pm he was in it for a while even when I came and sat outside now they are all upset chirping away! Lol Is this rare?   Thanks Lisa 

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[Brad Carlson]

Lisa:

Almost every year I have a Downy Woodpecker that roosts in one of my Bluebird houses during the Fall and Winter months.  The downside of this behavior is that Downy Woodpeckers also has widened the entrance holes in my House Wren and Chickadee bird houses as well.

Regards,

Regards,

Brad Carlson

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On Oct 13, 2023, at 6:34 PM, 'Lisa Martorana' via Geneseebirds <genesee...@geneseo.edu> wrote:

Hey all,

Just wondering if any of you have had a Downy try nesting in a blue bird box?? This guy has been here every day for a week and tonight at 6pm he was in it for a while even when I came and sat outside now they are all upset chirping away! Lol Is this rare?   Thanks Lisa 

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[Susan Sosik]

We have had one overwinter in one of our bluebird boxes for many years. No damage to the entrance thankfully, but has scared me by flying out when I try to clean the boxes out in the spring 

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[mac...@flmtgif.org]

Oddly we have had a northern flicker sleeping in our kestrel box for about a week. (Orangeville NY)

Sherri R

 

 

 

On Fri, October 13, 2023 7:05 pm, Brad Carlson wrote:
Lisa:
Almost every year I have a Downy Woodpecker that roosts in
one of my Bluebird houses during the Fall and Winter
months. The downside of this behavior is that Downy
Woodpeckers also has widened the entrance holes in my
House Wren and Chickadee bird houses as well.
Regards,
Regards,
Brad Carlson
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On Oct 13, 2023, at 6:34 PM, 'Lisa Martorana' via
Geneseebirds <genesee...@geneseo.edu> wrote:
Hey all,
Just wondering if any of you have had a Downy try nesting
in a blue bird box?? This guy has been here every day for
a week and tonight at 6pm he was in it for a while even
when I came and sat outside now they are all upset
chirping away! Lol Is this rare? Thanks Lisa
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