Both Bluebirds and Swallows have nestlings now

Though most boxes with nest activity have just eggs now, two boxes had nestlings. as you leave the Nature Center on the pond side and walk toward the prairie, you come to a bench. From this bench you can view four boxes. All have big numbers but they are not facing you.

The bigger frames are around Box 1 and Box 2, closer to you (Box 3 and Box 4 are farther behind). The box to the right is Box 2. It has five swallow nestlings ready to leave in a few days, a week at most.  The two bigger ones on top are resting on a slightly smaller one. Box 3 in the photo in the back has four bluebird eggs. Click the photos for a bigger picture.

The Bluebird eggs in Box 3:

On the South side we have bluebird activity (bike path along the railroad tracks, 14 boxes). There are 3 boxes with eggs and one with these nestling 1-2 days old.

These are farther along the trail than the blue dot, about where if makes a slight winding turn to the left of the dot. The very last box, 14, has one bluebird egg, off to the left of the map. There are also six nests with swallows, I believe with just eggs, no nestlings yet on South side.

Greasing the poles

I did not get good pictures on the South side, because my hands were messy most of the morning.  I greased most of the poles with axle grease so that ants do not get up the pole. You can use vaseline, but buy a big jar. I did get one photo of the male parent of the hatched chicks above.