Six nestboxes are up, ready for the NestWatch citizen science project. We monitor nests in these boxes and look for nests in the trees or shrubs on our property.
http://nestwatch.org/ For several weeks, we've seen Eastern Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, Black-capped Chickadees, Northern Cardinals, American Robins, and Red-bellied Woodpeckers acting like it is nesting season.
The bluebirds selected box number 4 for their nest. It faces an open expanse of grass where the adults will hunt grasshoppers, crickets, spiders, caterpillers, and dragonflies to feed the young birds once they hatch.
Chickadees had lined the floor with moss,
but the Bluebirds took over and added a grass cup above the moss.
The bluebirds selected box number 4 for their nest. It faces an open expanse of grass where the adults will hunt grasshoppers, crickets, spiders, caterpillers, and dragonflies to feed the young birds once they hatch.