Now that there are eggs in most of our nestboxes, I’ve been checking them weekly to see how they’re doing. Here’s a photo of one of our two Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) nests. It looks like two of the eggs … Continue reading →
We walked our nest box trail today, as part of our wildlife management activities. We have eight boxes up now, with plans for more. We put them up in October last year and have been checking them semi-regularly since. We’re … Continue reading →
I checked three of our blue bird nest boxes last week and they all showed signs of nest-building! I happened to go by two of them as I was trucking water out to the wildlife water dishes and decided to … Continue reading →
We went for a hike today and checked the bluebird nestboxes while we were out. It’s not nesting season, which is in the spring, but it’s good to get in the habit of checking them. We try to make the … Continue reading →
I estimated that the second Carolina Wren brood would fledge on July 22nd. I checked the nest on July 19th and the 4 wren chicks were still in the nest. When I checked again on the morning of the 20th, … Continue reading →