Friday, April 26
A Bluebird couple were checking my bird nest box this morning. 8)
Nest building has begun.
The female bluebird has been busy transporting dried grass into the nest box.
I have another next box in the back of my yard.
Some House Wrens are now building a nest in that one.
The female Bluebird seems to be spending a lot of time in the nest box.
Perhaps she has already laid some eggs and is incubating them.
I wish I had a nest box camera.
Tuesday, May 21
I think the eggs have hatched. The adult bluebirds are making visits to the nest box throughout the day.
Monday, June 3
I always thought birds fed insects to the young birds still in the nest. Today, I observed the male bluebird repeatedly take sunflower hearts from a nearby feeder and fly them to the nest box.
8)
The last young bluebird left the nest box two days ago.
I cleaned out the nest box.
I hope another set of birds decide to use it soon.
JUNE 14
Today I saw a female bluebird entering the nest box with blades of dry grass in her beak.
Nest building has begun.
The female Bluebird must be laying eggs. She is in the nest box each day and then leaves.
My last observation was a mistake.
Today, Saturday, June 29, a House Wren was observed raiding the nest box. The Wren used its beak to remove most of the Blue Birds nest grass and throw the grass out the nest box entrance. This activity went on for over half an hour.
When the Wren was not around, the male Bluebird returned and even went into the nest box.
I'm not sure what will happen next.
I watched this on Sunday morning
The Wren went into the nest box. About two seconds later, the male bluebird arrived and also entered the nest box. There must have been a short battle as dust was coming from various slits in the nest box. The Wren then left the nest box.
The Bluebirds have apparently abandoned the nest box. The House Wren competition was too much.
July 9th
A male Bluebird entered the nest box this morning. After a few seconds, the male Bluebird poked his head out with a few nest materials in his beak. The male then perched on the top of the nest box. A female Bluebird then entered the box and left after a few seconds.
I guess the male was trying to lure the female to this nesting location.
The male Bluebird often pokes his head into the nest box and then leaves.
I think he is checking to see if any other birds are using the box. ???
Every day or so the male bluebird or female bluebird visits the nest box and enters. Each only stays for less than a minute.
I must not have been watching enough for the last month.
The male and female Bluebirds are now bringing insects to the nest box throughout the day. Young Bluebirds have hatched.
:)
The male and female continue to feed the young Bluebirds.
Something interesting
On more then one occasion, I observed an immature bluebird poke its head into the nest box.
May want to see young cousins.
Yesterday I observed the adult Bluebird make six quick trips from my seed feeder to the nest box.
The adult fed the young at the entrance of the nest box. It must be getting crowded inside.
Occasionally a young Bluebird extended his head outside the nest box entrance. Fly-away day may be coming soon.
Thursday, August 22
The young Bluebirds must have left the nest box this morning. No activity was seen the several times I checked throughout the day.
A day ago, a female bluebird was looking into the next box.