I need Help / Info this is a first for me.

[Robbo]

I posted a few days ago that I lost 2- 2 day old babies, next day it was 3.Today 2 alive and seem to be doing fine fine, I was going to leave the House alone today................ but I found a pecked egg on the ground with a formed baby inside! I have never seen this before! I do not see any HS on or around the houses as I trap and kill, and I won't stop until I get the male. I am using cresents so no problem with starlings. Weather is good here , dry not hot and should be alot of bugs, as we are by a pond/man made lake. Help would be Great.

[Linda Reynolds]

If you are not seeing a house sparrow, or house wren visiting your gourds, have you considered and un-mated SY male might be responsible? They do cause lots of trouble when they have not found a mate of their own.

[ozarkbill]

Sad to say but some starlings can get into crescents.

[Emil Pampell-Tx]

My first guess is a SY male, but it actually could be any of the three. SY males usually do not peck the eggs, sparrows & starlings do peck the eggs

[Emil Pampell-Tx]

oops

[The Olsons]

I agree with Linda, you probably have a lonely SY male that is causing trouble....If you have some extra time you might want to be outside as often as you can and monitor that little guy and try to chase him off.....I know it sounds awful that the own species would attack the young, but unfortunately that is what lonely SY males do......They also try to attack the fledglings when they do their maiden flight, so be aware of your babies fledging days and maybe you can be the "maiden flight police".

Astrid

[Robbo]

I see Wren's around the houses but I did not know they were a problem?
Thanks everyone for the input.

[Robbo]

Oh Ya, I do have subbies at both houses but I was pretty sure they were mated up, Maybe not?