April Summary Report by Renate Chapman
Published 5/5/18
Published 5/5/18
Well, we call it a Bluebird Trail. To my chagrin, we have exactly one Bluebird Family. First egg laid April 10. Three eggs total. April 27 there were three brand-new Bluebird babies in the nest.
Then we had one nest with House Sparrow eggs. The first nest and eggs were destroyed. April 27 a new nest had been started, but no eggs yet. Nesting material removed.
There was another nest which I thought had House Sparrow eggs, but when I opened it today (with sinister intent) a house finch flew out, so I’ll leave them alone.
One box is almost full of nice soft nesting material and has been so for quite while, but no eggs. It might be a fake from a wren.
There is one, and maybe two pairs of Chickadees breeding, one definitely confirmed, the other one likely. I will keep checking to make sure. Undisclosed locations.
All the rest of the 25 boxes on the Kendal Bluebird Trail have Tree Swallow Nests in them, most fairly completed, but no eggs yet.
Then we had one nest with House Sparrow eggs. The first nest and eggs were destroyed. April 27 a new nest had been started, but no eggs yet. Nesting material removed.
There was another nest which I thought had House Sparrow eggs, but when I opened it today (with sinister intent) a house finch flew out, so I’ll leave them alone.
One box is almost full of nice soft nesting material and has been so for quite while, but no eggs. It might be a fake from a wren.
There is one, and maybe two pairs of Chickadees breeding, one definitely confirmed, the other one likely. I will keep checking to make sure. Undisclosed locations.
All the rest of the 25 boxes on the Kendal Bluebird Trail have Tree Swallow Nests in them, most fairly completed, but no eggs yet.