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
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SW NE
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House sparrow
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Grass nest
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Box 4 ...SW 5 eggs
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SW
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SW eggs
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SW inside
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SW 4eggs
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SW inside
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SW 5 eggs
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House sp NE
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12 SW NE
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13 BB 1 egg
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SW
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SW
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empty
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SW eggs
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SW inside
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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
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SW
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empty
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BB 3 eggs
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empty
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Some grass
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SW attack
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SW attack
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BB 4 eggs
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SW
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BB 4 eggs
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SW
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SW 2eggs
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BB NE
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