The Bluebird-L Reference Guide

Predators, Competitors, and Other Threats
In this section you will find information about common predators and competitors such as raccoons, snakes, mice, etc. Included are predator guard plans you can make right at home. A section on outdoor cats is also included as they pose a serious threat to bluebird parents and young. You will also find links for threats and problems to bluebirds such as wasps, mites, Hanta Virus, and West Nile Virus.

On this page:
All About Predator Control
Build Your Own Predator Guards
Cats and Bluebirds
Other Threats

All About Predators

Predators and Competitors ~~ The Birdhouse Network
Diagnosing Predator Problems ~~ Minnesota Bluebird Recovery Project

Build Your Own Predator Guards
Stovepipe, Noel, and Conical Guards ~~ TBN
Stovepipe Predator Guard ~~ Ron Kingston
Snake Traps ~~ Harry Krueger
More Traps and Guards - Updated List ~~Audubon Omaha

Cats and Bluebirds

Cats Indoors Campaign~~American Bird Conservancy (ABC)
Cats and Wildlife ~~Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
Cats and Birds ~~National Audubon Society

Other Threats

Hanta Virus ~~ Centers for Disease Control
Blowflies (Protocalliphora) ~~Dr. Terry Whitworth
West Nile Virus ~~ CDC

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Contact us at:

The Birdhouse Network (TBN)
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
http://birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/
1-800-843-BIRD

The North American Bluebird Society (NABS
The Wilderness Center
P.O. Box 244
Wilmot, OH 44689-0244
http://nabluebirdsociety.org
330-359-5511