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| 5 new bluebird eggs |
In
the past week nine more bluebirds fledged (16 total so far this year). There
are five bluebirds who will likely fledge in the next week, and a new nest with
five blue eggs (the first eggs of “Nesting Round 2”). The bluebird nest that
contained a cowbird egg (and no bluebird eggs) was empty this week—no egg at
all!
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| Tree swallow nest, note the yellow beak on the right |
At
least four and up to seven tree swallows fledged in the past week. The
remaining active tree swallow nest, the one I was unable to see into last week,
was still very difficult to see into this week. My camera captured what appears
to be a yellow beak, and the box felt warm inside, so I am sure there is life
in there, but I don’t know how many birds. Could be up to five.
Six
boxes are now empty and ready for new nests. One formerly empty box had a small
amount of nesting material inside that may belong to a house sparrow.
