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| Recently hatched bluebirds. |
The cool weather in the past two weeks hasn’t stopped the
bluebirds, chickadees, and tree swallows from progressing with their nesting
activities at Como Park.
Four nest boxes contain 19 bluebirds—9 over a week old and 10 more recently
hatched. Two boxes have chickadees inside—one has 5 over-a-week-old chickadees
and the other has eggs. The chickadees with eggs in their nest are being
challenged by a pair of tree swallows who sit on top of the box and claim it as
their own. I installed a smaller 1-1/4” entrance hole guard so only the
chickadees could enter the box, and maybe that will encourage those tree
swallows to look elsewhere for a box of their own. Two nest boxes have at least
8 tree swallow eggs inside, and three nest boxes contain partial nests that may
have been abandoned.
