Eastern Bluebird (Heath2, KY)
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Second nesting attempt for this camera!
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Species: Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Location: Paducah, KY Status: Nestlings fledged on June 7th! View comments View donor list |
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Daily Highlights
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Jun. 7 - Fledge Day- Last one left the nest box at 7:19 pm. Click to view a movie made of the still images: Eastern Bluebirds Fledge |
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May 30 - Bluebird nestlings develop quickly. This one is already taking on its species' trademark irridescent blue color. |
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May 29 - The four hungry nestlings. Bluebirds feed their nestlings a variety of insects, insect larvae and small fruits. |
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May 28 - A cute shot of the nestlings waiting for one of their many meals of the day. |
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May 27 - The female removes a fecal sac from the nest just after feeding. |
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May 25 - There are at least four hungry mouths to feed since hatching a few days ago. |
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May 24 - The male stops in to feed the female while she broods the chicks. |
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May 23 - It appears that all five eggs have hatched but it is difficult to be certain. |
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May 22 - The female is hard at work tending to the newly hatched chicks. |
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May 21 - Three of the five eggs hatched earlier this morning! |
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May 20 - Hatching will begin very soon! |
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May 18 - It is day 10 of incubation and hatching is right around the corner! |
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May 16 - Female Eastern Bluebirds
spend much of the incubation period actually sitting on the eggs.
They will leave the nest, on average, for ten minutes at a time several
times a day. |
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May 14 - The cam came back online today with about one week to go before hatching! |
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May 9 - The clutch size of an Eastern Bluebird can vary due to geographic location and seasonal timing of the nesting attempt. |
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May 8 - A nice shot of the fifth egg today! |
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May 7 - Like clockwork, the fourth egg was laid at about 7:45 am! |
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May 6 - Our first glimpse of the third egg this morning! |
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May 5 - The second egg arrived today at about 8:00 am! |
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May 3 - The first egg was laid this afternoon! |
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May 2 - More nesting material is brought in by the female. |
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May 1 - Nest building is under way for a second nesting attempt at the Paducah, KY site. |