Nest Box Update 6.24.25

Top Photo: Eastern bluebird eggs. All of our six nest boxes are empty, though one has the remains of an intended nest by a house wren, and one has an abandoned bluebird nest having just fledged five of the colorful thrushes. ——————————— The Cow Pasture nest box still has the scanty attempt at nesting by a house wren at the end of April. The nest was never completed. The Explore the Wild, Sailboat Pond, Into the Mist, and Parking DeckRead more

Nest Box Update 6.17.25

Top Photo: Eastern bluebird eggs. We have one active nest with what looks like five nestling bluebirds. All five remaining nest boxes are empty except one which hasn’t been touched in weeks. ————————————— The Cow Pasture nest box still contains the twigs placed in the box by a house wren, but it hasn’t had any other activity since they first appeared in the box earlier in the season. The ETW, Sailboat Pond, and Into the Mist nest boxes are allRead more

Nest Box Update 6.10.25

Top Photo: Eastern bluebird eggs. Nearing the end of the season (in the past we’ve gone as far as August with the final fledge of the season), we have one, maybe two, active nests, bluebirds all, I think (see below). ————————————— The nest boxes at Cow Pasture, ETW, and Sailboat Pond, are all empty. No nests of any kind. A strange occurrence at Into the Mist has me wondering. Inside the nest box at Into the Mist were three veryRead more

Nest Box Update 6.3.25

Top Photo: Eastern bluebird eggs. All but two nest boxes are empty. Of the two that are active, only one is truly active having bluebird eggs within. The other hasn’t been touched in weeks. —————————— The Cow Pasture nest has a smattering of twigs placed in the box weeks ago by a house wren but is currently inactive.   The Explore the Wild, Sailboat Pond, Into the Mist, and PKE nest boxes are all empty with no nest material ofRead more

Nest Box Update 5.27.25

Top Photo: Eastern bluebird eggs. Though one nest box has a handful of twigs (house wren) in its walls it is essentially unused, not having nest material added to it since the last week of April. Four of our nest boxes are completely empty having no nest material in them at all. One nest box has had bluebird nest material since the first week in March and finally has a full clutch of 5 eggs. ———————————— The Cow Pasture nestRead more

Nest Box Update 5.20.25

Top Photo: Eastern bluebird eggs. Finally some action, there is a small clutch of eggs in one nest box. All the others are empty. ——————————— The Cow Pasture nest, though there are house wren twigs in the nest box, doesn’t seem active. The nest hasn’t been altered since last week’s inspection. The Explore the Wild, Sailboat Pond, Into the Mist, and Parking Deck East nest boxes are all empty with no sign of activity. The PKW nest box, after havingRead more

Nest Box Update 5.13.25

Top Photo: Eastern bluebirds eggs. All nest boxes appear to be quiet, mid-way through the season. There are currently two nest boxes with nesting material. The remaining four are empty and waiting for a second brood. ——————————— The nest box at the Cow Pasture has twigs placed inside by a house wren but it doesn’t appear as though it’s been added to in the last week. The Explore the Wild, Sailboat Pond, Into the Mist, and Parking Deck East nestRead more

Nest Box Update 5.6.25

Top Photo: Eastern bluebird eggs. We have added seven new individuals to the local avifauna, four eastern bluebirds and three Carolina chickadees. All six of our nest boxes are without nestlings. Though, two have nest material from two different species and are slowly under construction. ——————————— At the Cow Pasture, a house wren has added to it’s meager nest in the past week. It doesn’t seem urgent. There were two twigs noted on last week’s inspection, a handful more thisRead more