Nest Box 14

 

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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No activity
2009 Nesting Season
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No activity
2008 Nesting Season
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No activity
2007 Nesting Season
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No activity
2006 Nesting Season
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4/29/06 - A mountain chickadee began nest building
More Information from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Publication from Cornell Lab of Ornithology

5/5/06 - At 10:15 a western bluebird visits nest box, mountain chickadee did not return
5/11/06 - At 12:00 a western bluebird visits nest box. Still no sighting of the mountain chickadee who started the nest
2005 Nesting Season
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5/16/05 - A mountain chickadee entered the empty nest box
5/16/05 - A few minutes later that mountain chickadee laid a single egg on the floor of this empty box. This behavior is very questionable.
 
Nest Box Information
Box Number 14
UTM Northing 3740861
UTM Easting 520600
GPS waypoint 44
mounting location metal pole
aspect 220
box age 2000
design (door, material) side cedar
box floor width 6 in.
box floor length 6 in.
Box height 4' 6"
hole direction 340°
hole size 1.5 in.
height of hole above floor 7.5 in.