Thursday, May 17, 2018

Numerous active nests

I checked all 32 boxes today. That is, I went up to the boxes. I did not open all, as some had very active swallows at the box, such as this one on the North side in the prairie.


Inside most of the boxes with swallows are a nest and feather covering. I found numerous eggs as well, and some accurate counts. These are 1-18 on the North side. SW are swallows, BB are bluebirds. The note NE means no eggs. These boxes have BIG clear numbers. You will be able to watch swallows coming in to feed nestlings in Box 4 in a week or two.

DATE-STATUS
5-17-18
SW NE
House sparrow
Grass nest
Box 4 ...SW 5 eggs
SW
SW eggs
SW inside
SW 4eggs
SW inside
SW 5 eggs
House sp NE
12 SW NE
13 BB 1 egg
SW
SW
empty
SW eggs
SW inside

What was odd was the one egg in Box 13. There were there eggs a week ago. House wrens are known to steal or break eggs, but there was no wren evidence. They nest later in the summer.

Boxes 1-14 on the South side had four BB (Bluebird) nests. One had no eggs.

DATE-STATUS
5-17-18
SW
empty
--
BB 3 eggs
empty
Some grass
SW attack
SW attack
BB 4 eggs
SW
BB 4 eggs
SW
SW 2eggs
BB NE

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