5/18/2017

Tree Swallow nest



One nest box in the wild wild woods is being used by Tree Swallows Tachycineta bicolor this year.  Yesterday there were two eggs clearly visible, today maybe three.  Tree Swallows poke feathers into the grass structure of their nest to hide the eggs, so it is hard to tell for sure.  Usually they lay 4 to 7 eggs per clutch.  Today while I was monitoring the cam, the adult perched at the opening and kept poking her head in to check on her nest.