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Update: March 31, 2025

It appears that the chickadee nest is close to being finished. We will hopefully see a egg in there sometime within the next several days.


Update: March 25, 2025

Chickadees have begun placing nesting material in birdhouse #1 today. They have been in and out of this birdhouse frequently during the past two weeks. They had a successful nest in this birdhouse two years ago. This birdhouse is a shallow box, shorter in depth that the average birdhouse. This style of box is frequently preferred by chickadees and bluebirds. We will keep the camera on this birdhouse while active building and nesting activities are in progress and return to the feeders at other times. Birdhouse #2, a standard depth box, is not active at this time.

Update: March 17, 2025

We have just put up a new Bluebird Mealworm Feeder with the hope of attracting the bluebirds that were here last year. We will occasionally aim the camera at this feeder when we see some activity there. Because the birds must go inside the box to get the worms, it will take time for them to learn how to get inside. Chickadees and wrens also will eat mealworms. As of today, the downy woodpecker continues to roost in the birdhouse #1, as it has done all winter. A pair of chickadees have been visiting inside the birdhouse several times in the past two weeks. When there are signs of nesting material inside the birdhouse, we will switch to that camera.



The First Nest of the 2025 Season
      A Chickadee Nest in Birdhouse #1


March 25, 2025  Chickadees began placing nesting material in the birdhouse

 

 

 


The Second Nest of the 2024 Season
     
A Bluebird Nest in Birdhouse #1


May 17, 2024  Bluebirds began placing nesting material in the birdhouse
May 22, 2024  The bluebird laid her first egg at 8:58am
May 23, 2024  The bluebird laid her second egg about 8am
May 24, 2024  The bluebird laid her third egg about 8:50am
May 25, 2024  The bluebird laid her fourth egg in mid-morning
May 26, 2024  The bluebird laid her fifth egg in late morning
May 27, 2024  The incubation period has begun
June  7, 2024  Four of the eggs hatched today. The 5th egg has not hatched. The nestlinging period has begun.
June  9, 2024  The fifth bluebird egg hatched about 5am this morning. We are now in the Nestling Phase.
June 18, 2024 At 9:45am, a snake entered the birdhouse and destroyed all the nestlings



The First Nest of the 2024 Season
       A Bluebird Nest in Birdhouse #1


March 15, 2024  Bluebirds began placing nesting material in the birdhouse
March 22, 2024  The bluebird laid her first egg this morning
March 23, 2024  The bluebird laid her second egg about 9:45am
March 24, 2024  The bluebird laid her third egg about 9:00am
March 25, 2024  The bluebird laid her fourth egg at 11:30am
March 26, 2024  The incubation period has begun
April     9, 2024   The first egg hatched during the early morning hours. Two more about 10:30am. The fourth egg hatched about 4:00pm.
April   11, 2024   We are now in the Nestling Phase for this nest. The nestlings should fledge sometime between April 25th and April 30th.
April   15, 2024   The nestlings eyes are now opening
April   27, 2024   The first nestling fledge at 10:39am. The remaining three fledged during the afternoon.
April   29, 2024   The birdhouse has been cleaned out. The bluebirds may return and start a second nest