Fourteen Bluebirds, lots of swallows

I was able to inspect all 18 boxes on the North Side. Swallows and wrens are coming along. We've fledged 10 bluebirds and four more have hatched so optimistically at least 14 bluebirds. Plus 8 more eggs.

South Side

The four eggs in box 12 hatched a couple of days ago:

My good camera was missing a card, but next door, swallows were flying or jumping to the hole every time parents showed up. They peek out here:

In the end boxes, Box 14 indeed has a bluebird sitting on white eggs.

North Side

My notes for nest boxes look like this, with lots of blanks, but some info on all boxes. So all 18 were checked, data here for 11-18 on the North side, The swallows did not allow me to open Box 18 but as long as they are active, nestlings inside are fine.

Wren nestlings well feathered. Long bills. They will be half the size of bluebirds when fully grown.

It's an enormous box for such a small nest in the corner.

Typical swallow nest at this stage, Box 15

House sparrows

The nestlings look just like all the others, but the bills are extreme yellow. The house sparrows like to use the same feather lining as do swallows. Now I know, house sparrows nest in June,