Putting up a second bluetit box. Can they be in the same proximity of each other or will they not nest near by

Answer 1

That is an interesting question
Thanks
Like all small garden birds ,they like their nests to be hung just right!
What suits one pair of blue ****, does not always suit another.
Usually ,provided the nest box is sheltered from the prevailing wind and rain,They will take to it .
It must be safely / securely & placed out of reach of predators .

I have had ,blue **** nesting ,in a "multi storey" housing complex and it worked well without too many* neighbour conflicts*,

single nest boxes work too . ( robins will only nest in single boxes
I don't know, if you have noticed this in your area ,
but our bird population is not eating the seeds and peanuts or fat balls ,we put for them this year ,
there are plenty of insects and berries, still around
andthe birds all look quite fit .
So i suppose mother nature, is caring for them this year
I hope they will all do well this Spring ,
i do so love watching the new broods hatch .

>^,,^<

Answer 2

**** [or as the PC yanks call them - chickadees] are the feisty acrobats of the bird world. These familiar small songbirds tend to be popular wherever they occur, that is over most of Eurasia, Africa and Northern & Central America. They live in woodland, nesting in holes in trees but foraging for insects and seeds from the canopy down to the ground. These characteristics have allowed many tit species to become common garden birds, using food and nest-boxes provided by humans.

Although most **** are noisy birds, their territorial songs are usually far from musical. Territories are fought over in winter when food is much scarcer, so in summer, if the food is abundant, there should be little problems. You should site the nest box between 1 - 2 metres above the ground and away from predators especially cats. Few birds more readily accept the shelter of a nest-box. The same hole is occupied year after year. The blue tit is a close sitter hissing at an intruding finger. Nesting material is usually moss, wool, hair and feathers. A clutch of eggs is often large. From 12 to 18 eggs are on record. Probably seven or eight is normal and two or even more hens lay large clutches.

A hole diameter of 25 mm will allow blue ****, coal **** and marsh **** to enter the box. Use 28 mm for great **** and 32 mm for house sparrows, tree sparrows and nuthatches. Blue **** will also use boxes that have the larger holes, but the bigger birds may drive them out. Great **** are not averse to using nest boxes with 32mm holes.

You do not need a perch on the front of the nest box; it simply gives cats, squirrels and other predators an extra foothold. I addition, Rose cuttings or any thorny material on the roof of the box should discourage cats. If the box is mounted on a tree, ensure that there are no overhanging branches for the cat to gain easy access to the nest hole.

To stop Woodpeckers enlarging the entrance hole to the box use a piece of aluminium sheeting across the front of the box and further protected the entrance to the nest box with an aluminium extension tube. If your nest box is shaded, or faces north, this should not result in an excessive temperature rise within the nest box.

Ideally, nest boxes should be in place as early as possible in the New Year. Although most birds will not start building their nests until March, they spend many weeks making exploratory visits, checking out suitable sites, and like one in a quiet part of the garden, away from predators. Preferably site the box with the entrance hole between north and east. This avoids the worst of the weather and prevents the box and its inhabitants becoming overheated in sunny weather.

If the birds are pecking at the entrance hole - it’s a form of display by the male, and that the females peck at the hole to test the strength of the wood to determine if the box will make a secure home.

Birds are so fickle! Some bird boxes that are on sale are just not suitable, even though they may look appealing to humans. Many are too small and some are incorporated into a bird table. No self-respecting bird would choose to have a house directly above a fast food restaurant! If the box is not used one year try moving it to another location - maybe a quieter part of the garden and away from bird feeders and other nest boxes. Also consider a higher location, out of the afternoon sun, moving it away from other nest boxes, and somewhere safe from possible predators.

Answer 3

dealing with east, sheltered approximately 10` off the floor in a quiet spot that can`t be reached by using cats. I`ve have been given 3 in my backyard yet havn`t had any nest, although I do get relatively some fledglings on the feeders. My mum although gets bluetits in her letter container (it`s on a pole in her front backyard) each and every 365 days. She has to place a word on it for the postman then he leaves the placed up in a lidded bucket.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Breeding chickadees (yep, I'm a Yank) are very territorial, I'd put the new box on the opposite side of the yard.

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Answer 6

No problem as long as each has sufficient room to move in and out. I have three fairly near to each other and usually at least two are booked each year.

Answer 7

ok