Final bunch of eggs hatching this week

On the North side, the one pair of bluebirds still has four eggs, their final attempt this summer. They had not hatched. So from 18 nest boxes on the North side, only four bluebirds fledged this season.

South Side

Nesting activity continues. The angry bluebirds at Box 9 still tried to attack me. There was obviously something inside, and it turned out to be the last of the five.

In Box 4, the four had just hatched. 

There are at least three that I can see. Will keep track of it. Then Box 8, with four eggs, had just two hatched. I found that if I whistle a bit they will raise their head. One did.

(Sorry for the gap after these pictures...scroll down)

Then the Box 11 set that had the odd ball of a chick now has these

I would be surprised if they are gone in a week, but will be quite grown by then.

Sparrows and Swallows

House Sparrows nested in a box on the North side earlier. 

All that is left is feces and feathers. The swallows left the feathers and the sparrows use them.

When I go through the 32 boxes in the fall, I usually find one or two swallow nests that did not hatch at all. Not sure if they were infertile eggs or if cold weather that ruined the clutch.