Tag Archives: sialis

Five Little Blue Eggs

Posted on May 24, 2022 by lindell dillon

Always keep in mind that the nestboxes you build, install and monitor today, may well be your very real connection to friends and loved ones long after you are gone.– David Gwin, Bluebird_L, 2006 Mama V has been frenetic about … Continue reading →

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106 bluebirds

Posted on June 5, 2020 by lindell dillon

You are one of the forces of nature. – Jules Michelet The babies fledged this morning and chaos ensued. At the same time two mockingbird hoppers jumped out of the nest and were in the back yard. Both the bluebirds … Continue reading →

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Hatch time!

Posted on May 24, 2020 by lindell dillon

As long as there are bluebirds, there will be miracles and a way to find happiness. – Shirl Brunnel, I Hear Bluebirds, 1984 Well. The boring incubation period is ended and we have baby bluebirds! Two hatched the first day … Continue reading →

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Mama disappears

Posted on March 31, 2020 by lindell dillon

Sad news to report. On 20 March Mama IV quit coming to the box to incubate. I suspect she is no longer alive. Best guess would be a hawk since she was a young, healthy bird. Bluebirds don’t just abandon … Continue reading →

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First clutch of 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by lindell dillon

As the pressure of population increasingly regiments us and crowds us closer together, an association with the wild, winged freedom of the birds will fill an ever growing need in our lives. – Edwin Way Teale, introduction to Songbirds in … Continue reading →

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Round two

Posted on July 7, 2019 by lindell dillon

Just ten days after our milestone brood fledged Mama III began building another nest. I had removed the old nest and hosed out the box in preparation for another nesting. Also moved the box a bit to keep it in … Continue reading →

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Incubation Begins

Posted on May 24, 2019 by lindell dillon

With five little blue eggs in the box Mama IV began incubating them on May 23. It takes bluebird eggs 12-14 days to hatch. Based on a 13-day hatch this means we should have baby bluebirds on 05 June. Incubation … Continue reading →

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Brood two

Posted on June 5, 2018 by lindell dillon

Summer weather is here and it always seems to take a toll on the adult bluebirds as they work from before sunrise to dark feeding babies and ferrying away poop. I have the box moved so that it is in … Continue reading →

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Brood two incubation

Posted on May 20, 2018 by lindell dillon

Mama completed her second clutch of six little blue eggs on 13 May and began incubating the same day. Six is a big brood. We’ve only had that many eggs one time before. Four eggs is more common. A brood … Continue reading →

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Third brood fledges

Posted on August 4, 2017 by lindell dillon

Happy to report our third brood of the season has successfully fledged! The third brood is always the most difficult. Fatigue on the parent birds and the hottest part of summer always make this one risky. One little bird stayed … Continue reading →

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