Box #1: Empty. Drilled some vent holes.
Box #2: Empty, with a few small sticks. We knocked out a small Vespid nest and drilled some vent holes.
Box #3: A nest has been started! Many of the blue feathers that had been nearby on the ground last week had been incorporated into the nest.
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| Box #3 with the start of a nest. |
Box #4: A pair of blue birds were seen flying away from the nestbox as we approached, with one having come from inside the box. We removed a small Vespid nest, applied more lye soap to the top corners of the box interior, and drilled some vent holes. Otherwise, the box was still empty.
Box #5: Empty. Vent holes were added.
Box #6: There was a piece of straw hanging out of the hole (very cute!). Inside, a straw nest had been started. We added a top vent hole.
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| Box #6. |
Box #7: Empty. We drilled a vent hole in the top.
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| Box #7. |
Box #8: This is still the most active box, with lots of Tree Swallows swooping about. Tree Swallows were seen bringing nesting material and entering the box. Inside the box, a nest had been started. A Tree Swallow brought nesting material as soon as we moved a little away from the box. Bluebirds and many Red-winged Blackbirds were in the nearby trees.
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| Box #8. |
Box #9: There were a lot of White-crowned Sparrows in the nearby bushes. There was a fresh bird dropping on the outside frount of the nestbox, and inside was a very well-developed nest of mostly straw.
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| Box #9. |
Box #10: Inside is the start of a nest of straw and some greenery/lichen.
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| Box #10. |
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