Update: April 8, 2025
The Chickadee laid another egg early this morning. This one is probably her forth egg, since chickadees generally lay one egg a day after the first one. We viewed the video replay and soon after she laid the egg this morning, she covered it up by pushing it up under the lower top part of the nest. Here is a picture of the egg this morning shortly after she laid it. Chickadees usually lay between 6 to 8 eggs. Click on the picture for a larger view.
Update: April 5, 2025
The Chickadee laid her first egg this morning about 10am. The eggs are sometimes hard to see since Chickadees frequently cover their eggs with light materials like rabbit hair.
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
April 5, 2025
The Chickadee laid her first egg about 10am
April 8, 2025
Another egg was laid this morning It is
probable the forth
egg. We did not see the 2nd and 3rd since
she covered then soon after laying them.
The
Second Nest of the 2024 Season
May 17, 2024 Bluebirds began
placing nesting material in the
birdhouse The First
Nest of the 2024 Season
March 15, 2024 Bluebirds began
placing nesting material in the
birdhouse
A Bluebird
Nest in Birdhouse #1
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
A Bluebird Nest in Birdhouse #1
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
