Nest Box 21

 

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
Information:
No activity
2009 Nesting Season
Information:
No activity
2008 Nesting Season

Information:

4/14/08 - Some small amount of grasses brought in, no activity since

6/1/08 - Violet Green Swallow Enters the box and begins nest building
More Information from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
6/11/08 First Egg layed
6/13/08 Third Egg layed
- Nestbox 21 Start Date End Date
Nest Building 10 days 6/1 6/11
Clutch Size 3 eggs 6/1 -
Days of Incubation - days - -
Number of Eggs Hatched - eggs - -
Days to Fledge After Eggs Hatch - days - -
2007 Nesting Season
Information:
10/21/06 - Western Bluebird begins sleeping in box, intermittently (approximately 1/3 of the nights through April '07)
4/29/07 - Light grass nest building, activity ceases after 2 days
2006 Nesting Season
Information:
2/6/06-4/30/06 - pair of bluebirds now are roosting overnight in the nest box
3/14/06 - Empty at night
3/18/06 - Only single bird roosting
4/16/06 - Empty at night
5/1/06 - Nest building begins
Both male and female still roosting in box at night
5/18/06 - 1st Egg laid between 8 AM - 8:30 AM
5/21/06 - 4th Egg laid
6/4/06 - 1st Egg hatched (only 1 egg of the 4 will hatch)
6/23/06 - Lone chick dissapears after 6:15 PM, not clear why (observed no signs of fledging)
Western Bluebird Nestbox 21 Start Date End Date
Nest Building 18 days 5/1 5/18
Clutch Size 4 eggs 5/18 5/21
Days of Incubation 15 days 5/21 6/4
Number of Eggs Hatched 1egg 6/4 6/4
Days to Fledge After Eggs Hatch - 6/4 -
2005 Nesting Season
Information:
7/1/05 - A Nuttall's woodpecker moved into the empty box.
11/30/05-2/6/06 - Single western bluebird has been roosting in box off and on.
2005 Nesting Season
Information:
From very early in April we had a male and female roosting in the nestbox at night
4/17/05 - Nest building began very slowly. Possibly just beddingfor night time roosting.
4/27/05 - Active nest building began.
5/14/05 - The first egg is laid
5/18/05 - Total of 5 eggs laid
5/31/05 - The first eggs hatched
6/1/05 - Parents are busy feeding thier chicks
6/19/05 - Chicks getting ready to leave soon
6/21/05 - All 4 chicks fledge
Western Bluebird Nestbox 21 Start Date End Date
Nest Building 27 days 4/17 5/14
Clutch Size 5 eggs 5/14 5/18
Days of Incubation 14 days 5/18 5/31
Number of Eggs Hatched 4 eggs 5/31 6/1
Days to Fledge After Eggs Hatch 22 days 5/31 6/21
2004 Nesting Season
No activity
2003 Nesting Season
Western Bluebird Nestbox 21 Start Date End Date
Nest Building 32 days 4/20 5/21
Clutch Size 3 eggs 5/21 5/24
Days of Incubation 14 days 5/24 6/7
Number of Eggs Hatched 3 eggs 6/7 6/7
Days to Fledge After Eggs Hatch 21 days 6/7 6/28
Nest Box Information
Box Number 21
UTM Northing 3741024
UTM Easting 520866
GPS waypoint 8
mounting location metal pole
aspect flat
box age 2000
design (door, material) side cedar
box floor width 6 in.
box floor length 6 in.
Box height 4' 6"
hole direction 290°
hole size 1.5 in.
height of hole above floor 7.5 in.