No nests yet -- but we saw some promising signs. First, we saw at least a dozen tree swallows flying around, especially near Box 1. The birds flew over our heads and even flew toward us. We wondered if they were catching flying insects with their mouths. As we left Box 1, we even saw a swallow land on the box. We also saw a pair of swallows sitting on top of Box 4; they seemed very interested in each other and the nest box. We also found one piece of dried grass in Box 6 that had not been there last week: was this a sign of nest building?
Prediction: based on what we saw, there will be tree swallow nests in some of the boxes soon!
Prediction: based on what we saw, there will be tree swallow nests in some of the boxes soon!