Do Those Bluebird Feeders Really Work?

Those bluebird feeders with a one-and-a-half-inch entrance hole seem like a great way to offer supplemental foods like mealworms and raisins while excluding invasive European Starlings and other large birds from gobbling up all the expensive fare.  But do they really work?  Well, have a look for yourself…

An Eastern Bluebird eating mealworms in a homemade feeder with a one-and-a-half-inch entrance hole at each end.
An Eastern Bluebird eating mealworms in a homemade feeder with a one-and-a-half-inch entrance hole at each end.
Female Eastern Bluebird inside the feeder enclosure.
A female Eastern Bluebird inside the feeder enclosure.
A male Eastern Bluebird inside the feeder enclosure.
A male Eastern Bluebird inside the feeder enclosure.
Mealworms drawing a crowd.
Mealworms drawing a crowd.
Mealworms "To Go".
Mealworms “To Go”.  The lid on the far side of the feeder is hinged for cleaning the interior and filling the petri dish with fresh provisions.

There you have it.  Feeders like this one are available commercially, so you don’t have an in-house wood butcher to get one.  We’ve heard a rumor that Santa makes them too!

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