Nest Box 11

 

There are three main cavity nesting species here at the James Reserve:

Violet-green swallow tend to have a clutch size between 4 to 7 eggs. It will take 14 - 15 days for the eggs to hatch once the mother starts incubating the eggs. Some eggs may not hatch because one of the parents is infertile, poor incubation (common with young females with little incubating experience) or the egg shell is week. Once the eggs hatch the young birds will not fledge from the nest for 16 to 22 days. If the food source is in plenty a violet-green swallow pair can produce a 2nd brood in the same nesting season.

 

Western Bluebirds tend to have a clutch size between 4 to 6 eggs. It will take 13 - 14 days for the eggs to hatch once the mother starts incubating the eggs. Some eggs may not hatch because one of the parents is infertile, poor incubation (common with young females with little incubating experience) or the egg shell is week. Once the eggs hatch the young birds will not fledge from the nest for 17 to 22 days. If the food source is in plenty a western bluebird pair can produce a 2nd brood in the same nesting season.

 

Mountain chickadee tend to have a clutch size between 5 to 9 eggs. It will take 14 - 15 days for the eggs to hatch once the mother starts incubating the eggs which begins with the laying of the penultimate, or next to last, egg. Nests are made of moss, bark, fur, plant fibers, and feathers. Once the eggs hatch the young birds will not fledge from the nest for 19 to 21 days.

 

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2010 Nesting Season
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2009 Nesting Season
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2008 Nesting Season
Information:
5/11/08 - Insects in box most of the year

04/24/08 – Bluebird starts bringing in nesting material
More Information from Cornell Lab of Ornithology

05/07/08 – No activity for 10 days
05/11/08 – Violet Green Swallow arrives and the nest is being worked on
05/12/08 – Bluebird enters the box
05/13 - 05/14/08 – Bluebird working on nest
05/19/08 – Bluebird lays 1st egg
05/20/08 – Bluebird lays 2nd egg
06/6/08 - First egg hatches
   
- Nestbox 11 Start Date End Date
Nest Building 26 days 4/24 5/19
Clutch Size 2 eggs 5/19 5/20
Days of Incubation 16 days 5/20 6/6
Number of Eggs Hatched 2 eggs 6/6 6/7
Days to Fledge After Eggs Hatch - days 6/6 -
2007 Nesting Season
No activity
2006 Nesting Season
No activity
2005 Nesting Season
No activity
2004 Nesting Season
No activity

 

 

 
Nest Box Information
Box Number 11
UTM Northing  
UTM Easting  
GPS waypoint  
Mounting location metal pole
Aspect 230
Box age 2003
Design (door, material) side cedar
Box floor width 6 in.
Box floor length 6 in.
Box height 4' 8"
Hole direction °
Hole size 1.5 in.
Height of hole above floor 7.5 in.