Post contributed by Sharon, volunteer Bluebird Trail monitor:
Four bluebirds will fledge in the next week,
if all goes well, and perhaps those parents will start a third round of
nesting. Six boxes on the
trail are currently occupied by bluebirds.
There are a total of 10 young bluebirds and 16 eggs in those
boxes. In one nest with
five eggs, a tiny bluebird had just hatched.
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| Male bluebird keeps his eye on me after I check his nest containing five eggs |
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| More than a week old tree swallows |
Five more-than-a-week-old tree swallows
occupy the seventh box. Tree swallow
parents often defend their nests aggressively by swooping at me while I check,
but today they must have been busy catching insects for their
youngsters.
House sparrows quickly built another nest in
the hanging box I emptied last week, so I removed it again and hope they will
soon choose another nesting site off the
trail.
The last two boxes on the trail remain
empty.
