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Update On Bird Families

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Busy Raising Families

This is a busy time of the year for us as well as the birds.  We are busy with garden chores-cleaning up, pruning, feeding and planting.  The birds are busy building their new families.  The Bluebird’s eggs have hatched and the parents have been making endless trips feeding five chicks.  They are growing up really fast.  It will take around 15-20 days for them to fledge after hatching.

May 6- four eggs have hatched
May 10-All five eggs have hatched
May 13-Fine down & feathers and sleeping soundly

A pair of Tree Swallows have finished building their nest and started to lay eggs. The second pair was chased out of the garden by the first pair every time they checked that nest box.

May 10- Tree Swallow first egg
May 13- Four eggs or five (lower left corner behind feather)?

While the House Wrens are still picking, choosing and building decoy nests in any empty boxes they find, two pairs of Chickadees have already laid eggs.  One on each side of the yard.

May 11- The first pair of Chickadees have four eggs since May 7, not yet hatched.
May 14- The second pair of Chickadees have three eggs or four?

Having made the destructive & nasty house sparrows unwelcome in the yard, we’ve become home to the colorful & friendly.  Now the yard lights up daily in a delightful symphony.