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So sorry Jen
07/17/07 11:25
Sorry you lost the nest to the snake. How come it didn't get the ducks? Is the baffle different on the duck boxes? Does it creep you out a bit to see that these fellows are around? Sorry you got some "heat" from viewers who don't follow the cam site postings carefully and don't understand the set up. What is equally terrifying is how dangerous ignorance can be and how one can inadvertantly become the focus of it.
M in CA
M in CA
"unbelievable"
07/16/07 20:04
I agree that TOO! many nests on TBN have met an unfortunate "demise". I am the one who protested VEHEMENTLY about the situation in TX. regarding the Barn owls. A "wedding party" of course cannot be anticipated. I have Bluebirds nesting in my boxes in southern WI that are about ready to fledge and go off on their own. Our Bluebird Restoration Society provides much information about providing nest sites for Bluebirds and PROTECTION from predators. This is MOST UNEXCEPTABLE from the CORNELL LAB. of ORNITHOLOGY!! w/wi.
so sad
07/16/07 18:27
This is just unbelievable... first the phoebes and now this. Life in the wild is dicey at best, but it is still heart breaking.
Judi/NH
Judi/NH
Sorry, me again
07/16/07 17:42
please tell me mom is ok...as I would imagine she may have been sitting on the chicks when this happened...
MA/GA
MA/GA
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OMG!!!!
07/16/07 17:37
I'm finally checking in for the day and this makes me totally sick!!!! I cannot believe this....poor Mom and Dad BB's...I know a snake has to eat...but how in the world did it get up there?!...actually, I have a pretty good idea...Jen, I am soooo sorry...first the phoebe's and now this...poor parents...and babies....be strong BB club...I am speechless!!!
MA/GA
MA/GA
Could you tell us
07/16/07 17:16
What kind of Predator guard was on the box. I use the long "Barrel" type and am mortified that this could happen to me, as I have newborn BB chicks in my Nestbox at the present time.
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What a shame! :(
07/16/07 14:56
Hi, All:
How sorry that the little nestlings were taken by a rat snake! The picture is so ugly!!
Let's hope that the parents can produce one more clutch of eggs.
Kathe (ME)
How sorry that the little nestlings were taken by a rat snake! The picture is so ugly!!
Let's hope that the parents can produce one more clutch of eggs.
Kathe (ME)
I am so sad!
07/16/07 14:20
I've been at a conference all last week so just now getting caught up. Jennifer asked me to post a beautiful color photo of the newly hatched nestlings on my website, which I did this morning.
Then I came here and heard the sad news. This is the box that I helped (really I mostly just watched) to install the new predator guard, which makes it even sadder!
It's difficult to look at the picture now, but if you'd like to, here is the URL: http://www.karenleabo.com/nestbox.html
~Kara
Then I came here and heard the sad news. This is the box that I helped (really I mostly just watched) to install the new predator guard, which makes it even sadder!
It's difficult to look at the picture now, but if you'd like to, here is the URL: http://www.karenleabo.com/nestbox.html
~Kara
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Well, that just sucks.
07/16/07 12:52
All the storms they weathered and such, you'd think that old rat snake could have scrounged up something better than a bunch of chicks. Creepy there are actually pics of it getting in there. Girls, I was looking forward to more of the BBB discussions and such. I think of myself as an honorary member, I post occasionally, butnever put my initials, so here goes...
Em, Sachse TX (like 30 min south west of Greenville) BTW, you may get me as a visitor someday. My friends live by L3, so I come that way a bunch. When you have a "birding" party let me know. =)
Em, Sachse TX (like 30 min south west of Greenville) BTW, you may get me as a visitor someday. My friends live by L3, so I come that way a bunch. When you have a "birding" party let me know. =)
We have reason to believe..
07/16/07 11:25
that the nest has been depredated by a snake. The nest box does have a predator guard but snakes are often quite skilled at getting past the guards. We are saddened by the loss, and events such as this remind us how vulnerable birds are to predation, which is the number one cause of nest failure. We will post pictures later today.
TBN/CLO staff
TBN/CLO staff
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Little ones....
07/16/07 09:00
I have checked several times this am and I'm not able to make out the nestlings in the nest. Can anyone else see the little ones.....BH
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Bluebird nest monitoring.
07/15/07 17:15
FYI. Cam host Jennifer. When "monitoring" Bluebird nest boxes; is there a "window of days" when one SHOULD NOT open the box because the young are in that stage when they could be "scared" to prematurely leave the box? Our WI. Bluebird Society encourages checking the boxes at least once a week during the season. I have only 2 boxes and don't always keep track of the days; egg hatching to fledging. Thanks. w/wi. P.S. When I checked the box recently; one of the parents [the male no less] dived bombed me; this has not happened before.
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5th egg hatched overnight
07/15/07 15:15
Pretty good for this late in the season!
Jennifer
Cam Host
Jennifer
Cam Host
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How Sweet!
07/15/07 14:12
MMBB is busy caring for those nestlings! Awww...
The puffins are BUSY today - looks like they're having a convention! WOW! I've never SEEN so many!
Kathe (ME)
The puffins are BUSY today - looks like they're having a convention! WOW! I've never SEEN so many!
Kathe (ME)
Another bird cam - Puffins off the coast of Maine!
07/15/07 10:04
http://www.projectpuffin.org/puffin-cam.html
Here is another fabulous webcam for birds -- PUFFINS! The pufflings have hatched...Enjoy!
Kathe (ME)
Here is another fabulous webcam for birds -- PUFFINS! The pufflings have hatched...Enjoy!
Kathe (ME)
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Congratulations, Mama BB!
07/14/07 20:40
Sorry that I was away today and missed the hatching! How exciting. See you tomorrow!
Kathe (ME)
Kathe (ME)
I'm so new
07/14/07 20:11
It seems like I missed the party. I just found this website about 5 minutes ago. I love birds so I'll be back though.
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I'm not sure
07/14/07 19:23
but I think they have all hatched...hard to tell!!
MA
MA
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Checking back in
07/14/07 15:22
well, its 3:21 pm EDT...still 2 unhatched eggs....come on guys...break a (L)egg!!
MA
MA
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2 unhatched eggs
07/14/07 13:55
....and holding...Mom is going in and out of the box a lot....:-)
MA/GA
MA/GA
Looks like we've got
07/14/07 13:23
2 to go!!!!
MA/GA
MA/GA
there really hatching!
07/14/07 12:54
Seems like they are hatching pretty quick. I check in on the cam and another one has hatched.
Mom's in the box right now
07/14/07 12:28
But I do believe I saw 1 or 2 more babies before she got there!!! So exciting!!
MA/GA
MA/GA
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Yeah!
07/14/07 09:39
I expected them to hatch yesterday. What a relief!
Jennifer
Jennifer
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Judi!!
07/14/07 08:51
I see it, I see it!!!! The new little one....Happy Birthday!!!
MA/GA
MA/GA
A BABY!!!!!
07/14/07 08:27
We have a BABY!!!! Is anybody else here this morning? Kind of early in Central time zone.. : )
Judi/NH
Judi/NH
7:27 am EDT
07/14/07 07:28
Whew....Mom is on the nest!
MA/GA
MA/GA
Strange
07/14/07 06:02
I checked on the box at least 5 times last night, (couldn't sleep) and mom-bb was never on the nest. The eggs glow at night! Thoughts~BH
Stork link
07/14/07 00:23
I'm sorry, where is the stork link please?
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To the "leaving the nest" poster
07/13/07 22:59
...under "Really Dark"....see response below...
MA
MA
Yikes- another cam/site!
07/13/07 21:52
http://gregh.ca/ Canada...I think four robins, hatched July 3-7! (We are hopeless MA,Wen,Kath,Judi,Ivy, and all the other wonderful BBB'ers!) BH
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6:33 cam time
07/13/07 19:40
Did anyone else catch the blue on the back of mom-bb? With the light coming in it was really pretty! BH
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barn swallows
07/13/07 13:52
Would somebody give me the site of the barn swallows again? For some reason, I can't find it when I scan down all of our commentary.
J/NH
J/NH
baby storks!
07/13/07 13:48
I GOT IT! I got the stork pictures. TOOOOO cute! As for the others... barn swallows, etc... I get nothing but a blank picture. On one of the sites, it says to click to view on MediaPlayer, but when I do, I just get a big black page. I have real player so that shouldn't be a problem. I'm stumped!
Judi/NH
Judi/NH
Barn Swallows
07/13/07 09:47
I was just watching...love the way they freeze when someone or something comes into their area...
MA
MA
Good morning one and all
07/13/07 07:40
We've gotta be getting pretty close to hatching...so, can I see a show of hands of how many of you are NOW thinking of puttin a camera in your birdbox for next year? hee hee Jen, how complicated is it to get the feed to your computer?
MA
MA
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picture is black
07/13/07 07:01
Is anybody else just getting a black picture this morning? I'm getting the time/date read, but no images at all. Is the camera down, or is it something on my end going wrong?
and Good morning, everybody!
Judi/NH
and Good morning, everybody!
Judi/NH
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Did everyone find Jen's pictures?
07/13/07 05:29
Kara's site is great! She has alot on her plate and so does Jennifer! By the way Jen do your shifts at work last 12-24 hours? BH
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Really dark
07/12/07 20:09
Box is really dark at 7:00 bluebird time. Is the weather really bad? Shouldn't it still be light out?
bird sites
07/12/07 17:12
I haven't had any success in entering the other bird sites that have been mentioned. Can anybody tell me what it is that I'm missing?
Judi/NH
Judi/NH
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pictures of Jennifer's place
07/12/07 17:10
Hi, all. I was going to show my hubby the site of the birds... Jennifer's place... but when I got to Kara's site, it has updated to more recent times. What was the date that she had visited, and is there any way I can still access it? Thanks, BBBs! :)
Judi/NH
Judi/NH
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History of this nest
07/12/07 14:58
6/21 - incomplete nest
6/24 - 1 egg
6/30 - 5 eggs
7/3 - 5 eggs
7/9 - 5 eggs
They shoud hatch soon.
Jennifer
Cam Host
6/24 - 1 egg
6/30 - 5 eggs
7/3 - 5 eggs
7/9 - 5 eggs
They shoud hatch soon.
Jennifer
Cam Host
Main page fixed
07/12/07 12:48
with the proper camera feed.
Jennifer
Jennifer
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Another cam site
07/12/07 12:33
http://www.purplemartin.tv/
bbcam
07/12/07 07:39
Is everybody else's camera working ok? Mine still says 2:39.... same as last night, and I can't get it to refresh. AAAGGGHHHH
And good morning, all!
Judi/NH
And good morning, all!
Judi/NH
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Good morning BBB's!
07/12/07 06:28
Wonder when we might have little ones? How long do the babes(not us!)stay in the nest before they fledge? BH
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Ok BH...here it comes
07/11/07 22:08
My first BB story...hope I don't bore everyone to tears...so here goes....
I'll skip all the scouting and nest building and guarding of nest, etc.
Hatching day....Mother's Day..(coincidence...I think not)
I go out to add more suet and sun flower seed...and something bops me on the head..hmmmmm what could that be....don't know...so I go about my business...and..BOP, on the head, again..I look up and I am being dive bombed by Mr. Bluebird...the mrs. is flying frantically around the area...This is my first nest, so I think...there must be a cat or something in the area and they are really agitated..then dad swoooooooops down,in attack mode again, aiming for my person...this time, mom in hot pursuit...I duck and literally crawl(no joke) my way back to the door...bluebirds on my tail....freaked me out....I stood (inside), watching from the window...Mom and dad settled themselves down, positioned themselves on a tree branch across from the box....changed their song...and one by one, "called" each babe out of the box...one would fledge and a parent would follow it, while the other parent continued "the call"...this continued until all 5 babes were out of the box....this family stayed in the area all summer...and the juvies all winter..(they picked up some friends along the way) because I kept them well supplied in mealworms...every night I would go out at dusk and whistle..they would come, and I'd put out the mealworms..(probably coincidence)...it really amazed my friends. WEll, that's my story. I've had other BB nests, and I've been around for other fledgings,but never parents that acted like this...at another time...I'll share the "Bluebird with the Broken Heart" story...
Ok....somebody else's turn...:-D
MA
I'll skip all the scouting and nest building and guarding of nest, etc.
Hatching day....Mother's Day..(coincidence...I think not)
I go out to add more suet and sun flower seed...and something bops me on the head..hmmmmm what could that be....don't know...so I go about my business...and..BOP, on the head, again..I look up and I am being dive bombed by Mr. Bluebird...the mrs. is flying frantically around the area...This is my first nest, so I think...there must be a cat or something in the area and they are really agitated..then dad swoooooooops down,in attack mode again, aiming for my person...this time, mom in hot pursuit...I duck and literally crawl(no joke) my way back to the door...bluebirds on my tail....freaked me out....I stood (inside), watching from the window...Mom and dad settled themselves down, positioned themselves on a tree branch across from the box....changed their song...and one by one, "called" each babe out of the box...one would fledge and a parent would follow it, while the other parent continued "the call"...this continued until all 5 babes were out of the box....this family stayed in the area all summer...and the juvies all winter..(they picked up some friends along the way) because I kept them well supplied in mealworms...every night I would go out at dusk and whistle..they would come, and I'd put out the mealworms..(probably coincidence)...it really amazed my friends. WEll, that's my story. I've had other BB nests, and I've been around for other fledgings,but never parents that acted like this...at another time...I'll share the "Bluebird with the Broken Heart" story...
Ok....somebody else's turn...:-D
MA
Silly Question....maybe not ....
07/11/07 20:43
I'm sitting here watching Mama BB on her eggs. And I'm wondering...how BORING must it be for her?? Just sitting there...minute after minute...hour after hour...I know the birds don't "think" (or at least I don't THINK they do) like we do...but ya just GOTTA wonder! OK, I'll get off my soapbox, er, nesting box now.. LOL!
Kathe
Kathe
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Bluebirds!
07/11/07 20:35
Oh, goody, I love bluebirds. I am at a conference all this week but this first day decided to come home early. Trying to pace myself!
I probably won't be able to check in again 'til next week. You guys hold down the fort! ~Kara
I probably won't be able to check in again 'til next week. You guys hold down the fort! ~Kara
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We are live again....
07/11/07 20:32
Cam is working..BH
Cam not working?
07/11/07 18:53
I used the pop-up page, time was 3 hours off....BH
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Hello, Beautiful Bluebird Babes! (BBBs)
07/11/07 17:41
Hello, All!
What a beautiful new page! And the shot of the nesting box is wonderful! Is it lit at night, Jennifer? It looks so bright.
Thanks again for hosting us -- we are a chatty bunch, aren't we??
Kathe (back in ME)
What a beautiful new page! And the shot of the nesting box is wonderful! Is it lit at night, Jennifer? It looks so bright.
Thanks again for hosting us -- we are a chatty bunch, aren't we??
Kathe (back in ME)
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Hello, BBBers
07/11/07 16:33
Just checking back in....nice clean new page....and we lost all our BB posts off the duck page, as best I can tell....oh well...:-) And it looks like we lost a few off of this page...guess they're still working out the kinks. BH, let me know when you're ready for my favorite BB story....
MA
MA
OK, back to "Bring me up to speed on BB"!
07/11/07 11:59
They didn't save the BB comments on the duck page! BH (Thanks)
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BBB's 1st to check it!
07/11/07 11:14
We are live, with our own comment-page! BH
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