Date: 5/7/26 6:32 am From: 'Corinne in Bedford, NH' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Male Bluebird Thinks House Infested By Rivals
I have the same situation in Bedford! First time with a bluebird though.
Last year it was a Robin who was larger and even more agressive.
They really mess up the windows and poop on the railings and decks!
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 8:59:30 AM UTC-4 Sallie Barker wrote:
> Hi Al,
> With a similar problem last year, we have taped long silver Mylar
> strips(wrapping paper ribbon) at our very window-y house for a bit. So far
> so good: no hammering and no window strikes. I wanted to avoid so many
> polka dots from window Alert’s UV Liquid.
> Having this problem is well worth it for the rest of us- I always love
> your story-writing skills!
> Sallie
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 6, 2026, at 7:25 AM, Alfred Maley <alfre......> wrote:
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> A mate to the female Bluebird that is incubating in a box in our back yard
> believes that our house is infested with rivals, and that he must repel
> every one of them, all day long. He is assisted by many bushes live and
> dead trees arranged around the house as perches for flycatchers in summer
> and feeder birds in winter. They allow him to rest briefly between strikes
> on 14 windows on the house.
>
> Mrs. Blue was heard to comment “Where did I find this jerk?”. But soon all
> that energy can be directed to catching bugs on our “No Mow May” lawn,
> unless he actually beats his brain out first.
>
> Locally, a Sandhill cCane was photographed on May 3 in the Atkinson
> portion of the nearby Sawmill Swamp, a long-expected event.
>
> Al Maley
> Hampstead, NH
>
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