2005 Comments - Western Bluebird (OR1)
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04/10/08 08:57
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swallow
06/17/05 19:33
I see what appears to be a violet green swallow in the box. Would they possibly start a nest now that the bluebirds have fledged?
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bluebird
06/15/05 11:41
I only see three nestlings. Did the fourth nestling die also?
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Sunshining in the Entrance Hole
06/15/05 00:36
I have been a little distressed watching this nestcam. The sun appears to shine directly into the entrance hole and onto the back wall of this nestbox. The nestlings instinctively are moving away from that hot back wall as far as they can to escape the heat. The box needs to be turned or a better overhanging roof installed. Malinda Mastako
Missing Body
06/12/05 18:54
Did one of the adults remove the body of the dead bird from the box? Or was it the cam host?
DAH
DAH
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Starlling & swallow box visits
06/08/05 19:29
It was chilling to see the head of the European starling looming over the tiny nestlings. I'm so glad that the entrance hole was correctly sized to keep this pest bird from harming the little ones!
As for the swallow visiting the box and staying with the nestlings for 5 minutes, I had never heard of such a thing! I checked for information on violet-green swallows in TBN's Bird Bios and found this bit of information:
"One report documented a pair of Violet-greens assisting a pair of Western Bluebirds in raising young. The swallows guarded the nest and tended the bluebird nestlings, and after the bluebirds fledged, the swallows used the nest site."
Fascinating!
As for the swallow visiting the box and staying with the nestlings for 5 minutes, I had never heard of such a thing! I checked for information on violet-green swallows in TBN's Bird Bios and found this bit of information:
"One report documented a pair of Violet-greens assisting a pair of Western Bluebirds in raising young. The swallows guarded the nest and tended the bluebird nestlings, and after the bluebirds fledged, the swallows used the nest site."
Fascinating!
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Coloration
06/08/05 13:04
These nestlings seem much darker blue and less speckled than Eastern bluebird chicks. Or is it just the lighting in the nestbox??
5th egg hatches too!!!
05/28/05 21:41
The 5th egg hatches about 13 hours after the first 4. The female kept incubating and turning it all day and it hatched about 6 pm this evening. I assume this was the last egg laid and that the other eggs had some additional incubation time. It will be interesting to see if this last arrival catches up with the rest.
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Hatch Day!!!!!!
05/28/05 10:00
4 of 5 eggs hatched before 5:30 this morning, just 3 hours short of 14 days since the 5th egg was laid. The male has been in to check things out. The female continuess to cover the hatchlings to keep them warm.
hatching
05/28/05 09:05
It looks like 4 of 5 eggs have hatched so far!
Bluebird
05/25/05 15:25
Just stumbled on this site. Wonderful, this is so exciting. I just lost my Bluebird female/eggs to a house sparrow. Very sad today! This cheered me up! Thanks!
is bird ok?
05/18/05 11:56
I have been watching the bird for 1 1/2 hours and have not seen it move at all. Can someone confirm if the bird is ok?
That makes five!
05/14/05 11:51
Five eggs, but the camera goes in and out for some reason.
2nd egg appears at 6:55 am Oregon time
05/11/05 10:36
Actually watched her lay this egg! Then she shifted around frequently for about 15 minutes and left the box. It seems like she is gone from the box quite a bit to me. Don't they have to keep those eggs warm?
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First egg appears!
05/10/05 10:29
I've been keeping my eye on this and was so excited to see the first egg!
incubation during egg-laying?
05/06/05 18:19
Can we see whether the female incubates at all during the laying period? I suspect they do this sporadically, based on data from temperature loggers put inside my bluebird boxes, but I don't have video evidence. Could these pictures be put in the archives?
bluebirds
05/02/05 14:35
are they going to lay eggs soon
bluebird
04/27/05 14:46
how many eggs do they lay