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Update
October 11, 2023
A Downy
Woodpecker
has been roosting in the birdhouse
overnight. When we see it there in the
evening, we will switch the camera to the
birdhouse and then return it to the feeders
in the morning.
Update
August 31, 2023
Well, so much for the Squirrel
Baffle protection. Squirrel wins again !
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Update
August 24, 2023
We will move the feeder camera to the
hummingbird feeder occassionally during the
day when we see activity there.
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Update
August 15, 2023
The first nestling fledged this morning
about 7:15am. This was the first nestling to
hatch. The remaining two nestlings fledged
in the early afternoon. That will probably
be the last nest of this season. The cameras
in both birdhouses run all year. If we see
any activity in either one at any time, we
will return it on-line.
Video - Watch the last wren
nestling leave the nest
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Birdhouse Nest Activities below
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Bluebird Fledglings
Videos
Here are two videos of
the raiding of the Chickadee nest
during the 2022 season. The
first shows the Red-bellied Woodpecker
on the outside of the birdhouse (Click here). The second video is from inside the
birdhouse showing the woodpecker
removing one of the chicks. This
video might be disturbing to some, so
you may not want to watch it.
Click here.
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2023 Nesting Season
Location: Maryland's
Eastern Shore
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The
Second Nest of the
2023 Season
A Wren Nest
in Birdhouse #2
July 13 2023
The wren laid her first egg
at about 5:45 am
July 14, 2023 The second egg was
laid at 7:24 am
July 17,
2023 The third egg was
laid about 8:00 am
July
18, 2023 The fourth
egg was laid aound 7:30 am
July 19, 2023 The incubation period began
July 31, 2023 The
first egg hatched during the
early morning hours
August 1, 2023 The
second egg hatched
August 2, 2023 The
third egg hatched
Auugust
15, 2023 The first
nestling fledged at about
7:15am
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The
First Nest of the
2023 Season
A Chickadee Nest
in Birdhouse #1
March 29, 2023
Chickadees began putting in
nesting material
April
9, 2023 The
chickadee laid her first egg
about 6:45pm
April
12, 2023 The
chickadee uncovered the nest
revealing 6 eggs
April
13, 2023 The
chickadee laid a 7th egg
April 14, 2023
The incubation period has
begun
April
25, 2023
The
eggs began hatching about
5:45pm.
April
28, 2023 All the eggs have hatched.
Here is a
Picture
April 29, 2023 The
nest was raided by a
Red-bellied Woodpecker over
night.
Picture
May
2, 2023 We cleaned out the birdhouse
hoping for another possible
nest this season
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2022 Nesting Season
Location: Maryland's
Eastern Shore
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The
First Nest of the
2022 Season
A Black-capped
Chickadee Nest
February 9, 2022: First
birds to visit the birdhouse
this season - Male and
Female Bluebird
March 26, 2022: A Chickadee placed
the first nesting material
in the birdhouse
April
10, 2022: It appears that there might
be 4 eggs under the white
fur.
April 15, 2022: Seven eggs became
visible
today. Incubation appears to
have begun.
April 28,
2022: The eggs began hatching in
the early morning hours. All
7 eggs hatched
May 6,
2022: The nest was raided by a
Red-Bellied Woodpeckers and
several chicks were removed
May 10, 2022:
The nest was again raided by
the Red-Bellied Woodpecker.
Only one chick remains
May 14, 2022:
The remaining chick fledged
today -
Video
Here are two videos of
the raiding of the Chickadee nest. The
first shows the Red-bellied Woodpecker
on the outside of the birdhouse (Click here). The second video is from inside the
birdhouse showing the woodpecker
removing one of the chicks.
This
video might be disturbing to some, so
you may not want to watch it.
Click here.
Warning-Graphic video.
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2021 Nesting Season
Location: Maryland
Eastern Shore
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The
First Nest of the
2021 Season
A Black-capped
Chickadee Nest
March 1, 2021: New
birdhouse erected at the
edge of the woods April
8, 2021:
Nesting material first
noted in the
birdhouse
April 16,
2021:Three eggs were laid
about 4:30pm
April
17, 2021: A fourth egg was
laid
April
18, 2021: Two more eggs were
laid for a total of six
April 19, 2021:
The incubation period has
begun
May
1, 2021: Five of the six
eggs hatched
May 4,
2021: A wren raided the nest
and destroyed the chicks and
the unhatched egg
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2020 Nesting Season
Location: Northern
Baltimore County, Maryland
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The Nests of the
2020 Season
A Wren Nest in the
Round-hole Birdhouse
A Bluebird nest in the Slotted
Birdhouse
A Wren nest in the slotted birdhouse
May 1, 2020: Nesting material appeared in the slotted
birdhouse
May 2, 2020: A wren
is building a nest in the slotted birdhouse
May 5, 2020: Wren decoy nesting
material removed from the birdhouse
May
9, 2020: New nesting material appeared
in the round-hole birdhouse
May 21, 2020:
We again removed the nesting material.
May 22, 2020: The wren returned and
continued adding nesting material to the
nest
May 24, 2020: The wren laid an egg
in the nest
May 26, 2020: A second egg
was laid
May 28, 2020: A third eggs was
laid
May 29, 2020: A bluebird started
building a nest in the slotted birdhouse
May 30, 2020: A fourth egg was seen in the
wren's nest in the round-hole birdhouse
May 30, 2020: The incubation
period for the wren eggs begins in the
round-hole birdhouse
June
3, 2020: The bluebird laid her first egg in
the slotted birdhouse
June 4, 2020: The bluebird laid a
second egg
in the slotted birdhouse
June 5, 2020: The bluebird laid a
third egg
in the slotted birdhouse
June 6, 2020: The bluebird laid a
fourth egg in the slotted birdhouse
July
1, 2020: The infertile bluebird eggs were
removed from the nest
July 3,
2020: The wren began building a nest in the
slotted birdhouse
July 7,
2020: The wren laid her first egg
July
8, 2020: The wren laid her second egg
July 9, 2020: The wren laid her
third egg
July 10, 2020: Due to
relocating the birdhouses,
the outcome of this nest is
unknown
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2019 Nesting Season
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The
Third Nests of the
2019 Season
Slotted Birdhouse
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A Bluebird Nest
Round-hold Birdhouse - a Wren Nest
June 25, 2019: Nest grass
nesting material appeared in the slotted
birdhouse
July 1, 2019: The
nest appears almost compiled. It is a
bluebird nest
July 3, 2019: The first
bluebird egg was laid about 8:00 am in the
Slotted Birdhouse
July 4, 2019:
The second egg was laid about 8:20 am
July 5, 2019: The
third egg was laid a little before 8:00 am
July 6, 2019: The
bluebird laid her fourth egg at 8:50 am
July 9, 2019: The
incubation period has begun
July 11,
2019: Six wren eggs were discovered in the
round-hold birdhouse toddy
July 21, 2019: The first
three bluebird eggs hatched between 7:00 and
7:30 am
July 21, 2019:
The fourth bluebird egg hatched around 9:00 am
July 24, 2019: The first
wren egg hatched about 7:00 am
August 5,
2019: All 4 bluebirds fledged between
5:00 pm and 6:30 pm
August 6, 2019:
All 5 wrens fledged between 10:30 am and
1:00 pm
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The Second Nest of the
2019 Season
Slotted Birdhouse
A Wren Nest
June 6, 2019: A Wren's nest
with 7 eggs was discovered in the slotted birdhouse
June 7, 2019: The eggs began
hatching about 10:00 am
June 23, 2019:
All seven nestlings fledged during the
afternoon.
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The First Bluebird Nest of the
2019 Season
Slotted Birdhouse
April 19, 2019: The first nesting
material appeared in the slotted birdhouse
April 26, 2019: The first egg of the
season was laid at 9:27 am
April 27,
2019: The second was laid about 10:12
am
April 28, 2019: The third egg
was laid at 10:09 am
April 28, 2019:
The eggs were destroyed and removed by a
wren sometime between 3:00 and 4:00 pm
April 29, 2019: The birdhouse was
cleaned out with the hope that the bluebirds
would return .
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2018 Nesting Season
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The Second Bluebird Nest of the
2018 Season
Slotted Birdhouse
June 9, 2018: The bluebirds began
building a second nest about 11:00 am
June 15, 2018 The first egg of the second
nest of the season was laid at 9:17am
June 16, 2018 The second egg was laid about
8:50 am. Sometime during the afternoon, a
wren raided the nest and removed
the second egg. It appears that the first
egg may have a punctured a hole.
June 17,
2018: The bluebird laid a third egg about
8:45 am.
June 18, 2018: The fourth egg
was laid at about 8:51 am.
June 19, 2018:
The bluebird laid a fifth egg about 10:00 am
June 21, 2018: The incubation period has
begun
June 24, 2018: One egg was removed
from the nest by the bluebird after either
being attached by a beetle or small snake,
or because it was not viable due to a shell
puncture.
July 2, 2018
The first egg hatched about 5:30 pm
July
3, 2018: The second and
third eggs hatched sometime before 9:00 am
July 4, 2018: The fourth
egg hatched during the night or early
morning hours
July 19, 2018:
When we
checked the birdhouse this morning, all the
nestlings were gone. We don't know whether
they all fledged early, by one day, or a
predator raided the nest.
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The First Bluebird Nest of the
2018 Season
Slotted Birdhouse
April 19, 2018: The bluebirds began building
a
nest in the slotted birdhouse
April 26,
2018: The first egg was laid at 8:53
am
April 27, 2018: The second egg was
laid at 9:10 am
April 28, 2018: The third
egg was laid at 9:13 am
April 29, 2018: The fourth egg was laid at 9:02 am
April
30, 2018: The fifth egg was laid at 9:08 am
May 1, 2018: The sixth egg
was laid mid to late morning
May 2, 2018:
The incubation period has begun
May 15,
2018: The eggs began hatching in the
very early morning hours.
At
4:01 the first hatched
egg was spotted. Then at 4:25 am a second egg
hatched. At 5:53 am four eggs had hatched and at 7:55 am the fifth hatched egg
was observed . The
sixth egg hatched about 6:30 pm
May 16, 2018: The nestling
period has begun
May 18, 2018: One
of the nestlings died overnight
June 1,
2018: Two of the nestlings fledged around
noon today
June 2, 2018: The final 3
nestlings fledged - two about 11:45am and
the last in mid-afternoon.
June 4, 2018:
Cleaned out the birdhouse
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2017 Nesting Season
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The Fourth Bluebird Nest of the
2017 Season
Slotted Birdhouse
July 25, 2017: The bluebirds began another
nest in the slotted birdhouse sometime
between 7/20 and 7/25
July 26, 2017: The
first bluebird egg was laid in the slotted
birdhouse about 9:45 am
July 27, 2017:
The second egg was laid about 9:45 am
July 28, 2017: The third egg was laid about
9:40 am
July 29, 2017: The fourth egg was
laid about 9:30 am
July 30, 2017: The
fifth egg was laid around 10:00 am
July
31, 2017: The incubation period has begun
August 12, 2017: The first two eggs hatched
between 9:00am and 10:00am
August 12,
2017: The third egg hatched at 1:58 pm
August 12, 2017: The last two eggs hatched
during the afternoon
August 13, 2017: The
nestling phase has begun. It will last 16 to
21 days.
August 29, 2017: Two of the
nestlings fledged in the early evening
August 30, 2017: The three remaining
nestlings fledged this morning.
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The Third Bluebird Nest of the
2017 Season
Round-hole Birdhouse
July 13, 2017: The
first bluebird nesting material appeared in
the round-hole birdhouse beginning the third
nest of this season
July 16, 2017: The
first egg was laid about 10:00 am
July
18, 2017: The second egg was laid about 9:45
am
July 19, 2017: The third egg was laid
mid-morning
July 20, 2017: The three eggs
were destroyed and removed by a predator.
July 25, 2017: Cleaned out the birdhouse
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The Second Bluebird Nest of the
2017 Season
Round-hole Birdhouse
May 30, 2017: The
first bluebird nesting material appeared in
the Round-hole birdhouse
June 05, 2017:
The first egg was laid about 9:45 am in the
round-hole birdhouse
June 05, 2017:
Later in the day, the nest was raided,
probably by a wren, and it removed the first
egg
June 06, 2017: A second egg was
laid about 9:45 am
June 07, 2017: A
third egg was laid mid-morning
June 08,
2017: A fourth egg was laid about
10:45 am
June 09, 2017: The
incubation period has begun
June 10,
2017: One of the eggs disappeared
sometime today - probably the wren again.
Two eggs remain
John 22, 2017: The
two eggs hatched sometime during the night
June 22, 2017: The nestling period has
begun
July 09, 2017:
Nestling #1 fledged at 7:25 pm, and Nestling
#2 fledged at 7:44 pm
July 10,
2017: Cleaned out the birdhouse
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The First Bluebird Nest of the
2017 Season
Slotted Birdhouse
March 30, 2017: The
first bluebird nesting material appeared in
the slotted birdhouse.
April 11, 2017:
The first egg was laid about 10:00 am
April 12, 2017: The second egg was laid at 10:20 am
April 13, 2017: The third egg was laid at 10:21 am
April 14, 2017: The forth egg
was laid at 9:45 am
April 15, 2017:
The fifth egg was laid at 9:42 am
April
16, 2017: The sixth egg was laid
sometime between 9:45 am and 10:15 am
April 18, 2017: The incubation
period began
April 30, 2017:
The first egg hatched at 11:50 am. Egg 2 hatched between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm.
Egg 3 hatched about 2:30 pm. Egg 4 hatched
between 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm. Egg 5 hatched
at 5:35 pm. Egg 6 did apparently did not
hatch
May 1, 2017: The Nestling Phase begins for this nest.
(16 to 21 days)
May 10, 2017:
Two of the nestlings died during this week
May 16, 2017: A third
nestling died
May 25, 2017:
The two remaining nestlings fledged in the
early afternoon
Video of the First Egg Hatching Sunday, April 30, 2017
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2016 Nesting Season
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The Third Bluebird Nest of the
2016 Season
June
17, 2016: The bluebirds
began building another new nest
in the slotted birdhouse
June
20, 2016: The bluebird
laid her first egg
June
21, 2016: The second egg
was laid at 8:56 am
June
22, 2016: The third egg
was laid at 8:33 am
June
23, 2016: The fourth egg
was laid at 9:57 am
June
24, 2016: The incubation period
has begun
July
6, 2016: The first egg
hatched about 5:50 am
July
6, 2016: The second egg
hatched about 9:50 am
July
7, 2016: The third egg
hatched at 4:55 am
July
8, 2016: The nestling
phase begins
July
9, 2016: During the night,
the nest was raided and
destroyed by a predator
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The Second Bluebird Nest of the
2016 Season
May 4, 2016: The bluebirds
began building a new nest in the slotted birdhouse
May 9, 2016: The bluebird laid her first
egg
May
10, 2016: The bluebird laid her second
egg about 9:25 am
May
11, 2016: The bluebird laid her third
egg at 9:22 am
May 12, 2016: The
bluebird laid her fourth egg at 9:30 am
May 13, 2016: The bluebird laid her
fifth egg about 10:30 am
May 14, 2016: The
incubation period began
May 26, 2016: The
first egg hatched about 6:00 am
May 26, 2016: The
second egg hatched about 11:30 am
May 26, 2016: The
third egg hatched about 2:00 pm
May 26, 2016: The
fourth egg hatched about 3:00 pm
May 27, 2016: The
fifth egg hatched at 12:20 pm
May 27, 2016: The
nestling phase begins
May 28, 2016:
One of the nestlings died and was removed
from the nest by the parents
June 11,
2016: Two of the nestlings fledged between 5
pm and 7 pm
June 12, 2016: The third
nestling fledged at 3:05 pm
June 12, 2016: The
fourth
nestling fledged at 3:55 pm
Watch video -
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June 12, 2016:
Birdhouse cleaned out at 6:30 pm - Waiting
for a new nest build
The First Bluebird Nest of the
2016 Season
April 13,
2016 The bluebirds began
building a new nest in the slotted birdhouse
April 23,
2016: Bluebirds began building a nest
in the round-hole birdhouse
April 26, 2016: The first egg of
this season was laid at about 8:55 am in the round-hole birdhouse.
April 28, 2016:
EGGS DESTROYED: Unfortunately, at about 10:25 am
today, a wren entered the bluebird nest and
destroyed the eggs. Video
(fast
internet)
Video
(slow internet)
May 2, 2016:
We cleaned out the nest from the birdhouse
with the hope that another nest will be
built.
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Click here is see more of our Bluebird Pictures
Our Bluebirds are
around all year. Each
morning beginning around 7:00 am they visit our window meal worm
feeder. We have recorded a
brief video of the Bluebirds visiting the feeder. Play Video
We hope you enjoy watching our birdhouses
and field feeders cameras.
See the full chronology of all the events of past Bluebird
Nesting Seasons
below.
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