Nest Box 47
There are three main cavity nesting species here at the James Reserve:
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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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| 2007 Nesting Season |
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| 5/24/07 - Violet-green swallow begins nest building, sleeping in box. |
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| 6/12/07 - 1st egg laid |
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| 6/13/07 - 2nd egg laid |
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| 6/15/07 - 3rd egg laid |
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| 6/29/07 - All 3 eggs hatch |
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| 7/11/07 - Adults no longer visible returning to the nest. |
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| 7/18/07 - Abandoned chicks all die over the next few days. |
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| Violet-green Swallow |
Nestbox 47 |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Nest Building |
19 days |
5/24 |
6/12 |
| Clutch Size |
3 eggs |
6/12 |
6/15 |
| Days of Incubation |
18 days |
6/12 |
6/29 |
| Number of Eggs Hatched |
3 eggs |
6/29 |
6/29 |
| Days to Fledge After Eggs Hatch |
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6/29 |
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| 2006 Nesting Season |
| Information: |
| 5/8/06 - Violet-green swallow visits box. |
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| 5/9/06 - Both male and female violet-green swallow visits box. |
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| 5/10/06 - Violet-green swallow visits box. |
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| 5/10/06 - Active nest building began immediately |
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| 5/12/06 - Single swallow begins to spend the night in box |
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| 5/17/06 - Nest building continues |
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| 5/22/06 - 1st Egg is laid |
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| 5/28/06 - 5th Egg is laid |
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| 5/28/06 - Female does not return to box at night. Nest was abandoned due to negative reaction of being banded |
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| 5/31/06 - No sign of parents for 3 days. |
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| Violet-green Swallow |
Nestbox 47 |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Nest Building |
12 days |
5/10 |
5/22 |
| Clutch Size |
5 eggs |
5/22 |
5/28 |
| Days of Incubation |
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5/28 |
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| Number of Eggs Hatched |
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| Days to Fledge After Eggs Hatch |
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| 2005 Nesting Season |
| Information: |
| 5/4/05 - A male violet-green swallow visited the nest box. |
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| 5/4/05 - A blue bird also visited the nest box. |
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| 5/15/05 - Active nest building begins by the violet-green swallows |
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| 5/16/05 - Nest building is taken over by a mountain chickadee |
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| 5/27/05 - 1st evidence of eggs. It's hard to tell when the first egg was laid because she covers them up when she leaves the nestbox |
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| 5/30/05 - A total of 8 eggs are visable |
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| 6/7/05 - Eggs Start to hatch |
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| 6/8/05 - (one egg not hatched) All eggs did hatch |
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| 6/23/05 - Feeding |
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| 6/29/05 - All 8 Fledged |
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| Mountain Chickadee |
Nestbox 47 |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Nest Building |
10 days |
5/16 |
5/25 |
| Clutch Size |
8 eggs |
5/25? |
5/30 |
| Days of Incubation |
8 days |
5/30 |
6/07 |
| Number of Eggs Hatched |
8 eggs |
6/07 |
6/08 |
| Days to Fledge After Eggs Hatch |
22 days |
6/07 |
6/29 |
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| 2004 Nesting Season |
| Information: |
| 4/9/04 - A male violet-green swallow visited the nest box. |
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| 4/10/04 - A male violet-green swallow returned and left 2 feathers
in the box. |
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| Nest Box Information |
| Box Number |
47 |
| UTM Northing |
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| UTM Easting |
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| GPS waypoint |
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| mounting location |
metal pole |
| aspect |
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| box age |
2003 |
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| design (door, material) |
side cedar |
| box floor width |
6 in. |
| box floor length |
6 in. |
| Box height |
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| hole direction |
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| hole size |
1.5 in. |
| height of hole above floor |
7.5 in. |
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