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| Standard bluebird eggs |
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| Unusual white bluebird eggs |
The
first eggs have been laid. The cherry trees are in bloom. A female bluebird
flew out of one box as I approached and I found five blue eggs inside. Another
box contained four white bluebird eggs. White bluebird eggs are less common,
and may be a genetic trait associated with the female. This is not the first
time white eggs have been laid on the Como
Park trail.
Four
more boxes contain completed bluebird nests. At one, I found a damaged pale
blue egg on the ground. The nest inside was empty.
So
far, no chickadees or tree swallows have moved in and five boxes remain empty.
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| Damaged egg |
