Saturday 2017-04-15 (11:00-11:45): What an Easter treat: Real Easter eggs in one of "our" nestboxes!
Box #1: Empty.
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| Fresh mowing near Box #1 and #2. |
Box #2: Empty.
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| Box #3. |
Box #3: A tree Swallow nest (that incorporates a lot of blue Western Bluebird feathers), no eggs yet. We saw Tree Swallows coming and going from this box.
Box #4: A nest has been started. No eggs.
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| Box #4. |
Box #5: Empty.
Box #6: A nest has been started. No eggs.
Box #7: Empty.
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| Proud Papa Tree Swallow singing. |
Box #8: The nest now has a lot of feathers, no eggs yet. Tree Swallows were seen bringing nesting material to the box. One of the pair sat on top of the box and sang at length.
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| Box #8. |
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| Box #8. |
Box #9: Nest present, neat and of straw. There are TWO blue eggs!!
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| Box #9. |
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| Box #9. |
Box #10. Some nest material present, but seemingly unchanged from last week. No eggs.
Additional scenery at the site:
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| Box #10. |
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