Well, it’s Friday again, and another Field Survey is in on the SMRC Blue Bird Nesting Project, in Long Beach, Mississippi.
Field Survey Weather: Heavy overcast, windy, temperature about 79 degrees.
Following is this week’s Survey: May 2, 2008
Box #1- 5 Blue Bird eggs. – Last week: 5 Blue Bird eggs.
Box #2- Second Blue Bird nest under construction. – Last week: 3 Blue Bird babies flew the nest; 2 eggs sterile.
Box #4- Blue Bird nest built – 2 Blue Bird eggs. – Last week: a few pieces of straw in nesting box.
Image: Nesting Box #11 – 6 Chickadee babies
Box #6- 5 Blue Bird eggs missing; preditor problem. – Last week: 5 Blue Bird eggs.
Box #8- 5 Blue Bird babies almost ready to fly. – Last week: 5 Blue Bird babies.
Box #10- 2 Blue Bird babies almost ready to fly. – Last week: 2 Blue Bird babies; 3 sterile eggs.
Box #11- 6 Chickadee babies. – Last week: 6 Chickadee eggs.
Box #13- New Blue Bird nest under construction. – Last week: Empty nesting box.
Totals This Week (May 2, 2008): 7 Blue Bird eggs, 5 missing eggs, 7 Blue Bird babies, 6 Chickadee babies.
Totals Last Week (Apr. 24, 2008): 15 Blue Bird eggs – 5 probably sterile, 10 Blue Bird babies, 6 Chickadee eggs.
Another update will be along next weekend.
Happy Birding!
Great photo! At first it looks almost prehistoric……
But oh, oh happy spring.
sitting on mom’s front porch, i had the great good fortune to see blue birds, red birds, cardinals, and a slew of other birds i don’t know sip out of her birdbath and sing to us from the oak and magnolia and dogwood trees around the house… and i thought of you.
i’m so sorry i couldn’t work in a time to have coffee….so, i’m having some now, good new orleans coffee and chicory, before i head off to the hospital again, and thinking of my blogging friend.
((hugs))