We had similar activity one morning about a month ago in our yard here in
Worthington.. It even included what looked like competition with house
sparrows. But it never repeated, and the bluebird box remains empty.

On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 9:15 AM Karen Martens <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I am noticing this morning that a pair of bluebirds (probably the ones that
> nested here last year) are going in and out of the bluebird house that they
> last used for nesting. Behavior is similar to when they nest in the box. So
> what are they doing at this time of year? Making a winter retreat?
>
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> Karen H. Martens
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> Columbus, OH 43214
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