Nest Box 54

 

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:
NESTWATCH FORM
2009 Nesting Season
Information:
No information
2008 Nesting Season
Information:
No information  
2007 Nesting Season
Information:
5/26/07 - Violet-green swallow visits box.
2006 Nesting Season
No activity
2005 Nesting Season
Information:
5/16/05 - A western bluebird visited the nest box.
5/16/05 - Nest building began immediately
5/25/05 - 1st egg was laid
5/29/05 - 2nd eggs laid and incubation started. Only 2 eggs will be in this clutch.
6/12/05 - 1st egg hatches. The second egg will not hatch.
6/26/05 - Feeding the chick
7/1/05 - After receiving e-mails concerned about the chick our researchers went to the nest box and observed that the chick is still being fed, but the parents are trying to coax the chick to fledge from the nest. As stated below it can take as long as 22 days from the time of hatching before a chick will leave the nest. As of July 1st it has only been 20 days.
7/4/05 - Chick leaves the nest
Western Bluebird Nestbox 54 Start Date End Date
Nest Building 10 days 5/16 5/25
Clutch Size 2 eggs 5/25 5/29
Days of Incubation 15 days 5/29 6/12
Number of Eggs Hatched 1 egg 6/12 6/12
Days to Fledge After Eggs Hatch 23 days 6/12 7/4
2004 Nesting Season
No activity