I didn't check all of the bluebird boxes today, only 4 of them. I was at the park with Virginia Native Plant, Williamsburg Bird Club, and Master Naturalist friends to plant about 100 native plants left over from the Annual Sale (see Saturday posting) in the Bobwhite Habitat Restoration area and in the Teaching Garden at New Quarter.
At Bluebird Box 10, there was one more nestling, so all of the first clutch in that box have hatched. The same was true of Box 8. At Bluebird Box 7, all 5 eggs have hatched since yesterday! Box 7 was exciting to check since the parents dive bombed Shirley and I from a branch high over the box. I suppose you can't really see it, but that's what's happening in the photo with this posting. At Bluebird Box 13, all 6 eggs are still whole. Shirley opened the box and we stood there talking to the mom for at least a couple of minutes before she took a notion to move so we could see. I'll look in on her again on Friday. The eggs in Bluebird Box 11 should hatch that day too.
See photos of the New Quarter Park bluebirds in my Picasa album.
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WOW! I bet that one egg in box 8 hatched right after we left! So glad you could go back and see what happened. Great pictures Sara- thanks for the update!
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