Above picture is of a male bluebird (top) and female (below) sitting on a branch. While we were checking the boxes, the two birds hovered near by to make sure their eggs were not being harmed. Bluebirds are extremely forgiving of human contact with their babies and eggs.Yes, I have an actual news update today, even though I did not go check boxes.
Bluebirds have been sighted at school, by me and my brother both. We wanted to hang two boxes there, but we don't really have large trees far enough apart from each other. So, my bro hung one box up today. Look for it...it's in the middle of the front of the school in a big pine tree. It's light blue and looks like a birdhouse ;) Hopefully we'll get some bluebirds in there soon!
More news! Yesterday (or maybe Saturday?) I told you about how the R Family box had a nest in it. So today my brother and mom went to go check it, and it turns out it IS a bluebird nest! It has TWO EGGS in it! Very Exciting! That brings our count up to: 5 baby birds, 23 total eggs, and only 1 dormant egg.
That's about all the bluebird info I have for today. We are checking boxes again on Thursday, before bro leaves for the weekend, so a detailed post will go up then.
Don't forget that if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or just want to know more about the bluebirds, feel free to leave a comment on the blog!
Thanks for being interested!
Beautiful!
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