Another week has passed along the Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Bird Trail, on the campus of the South Mississippi Regional Center in Long Beach, and it’s time to post Trail Survey results for Friday, June 12, 2009.
Several of the nesting boxes have large babies like these bauble heads, which will be flying this week.
The average daily temperature here on the coast now, has crept up to 90-92 degrees, falling to an average of 74-75 at night. Fortunately, the humidity hasn’t been too bad for the past 2-3 weeks.
The Blue Bird babies have continued to grow during the past week, with the first 3 babies of the Second Clutch flew from the nesting box. There will be at least 10 more flying any day, with several nesting boxes having large babies in them.
Master Naturalist Buddy John continues to be enthused about the Blue Bird numbers the Trail is generating this 2009 Season.
Here are Survey Totals this 2009 Season so far:
First Clutch Totals:
33 eggs laid total, 5 of which were sterile.
28 Blue Bird babies flew the nest.
Second Clutch Totals (so far):
36 eggs laid total, 3 of which were lost to a predator.
6 eggs in nesting boxes currently. – Last Week: 7 eggs in nesting boxes.
22 babies in nesting boxes currently. – Last Week: 26 babies in nesting boxes.
3 Blue Bird babies flew the nest.
2009 Season Totals (so far):
69 eggs laid: 5 have been sterile, 3 lost to a predator. – Last Week: Same total as this week. Last Year: 59 eggs laid, 12 sterile, 5 lost to predators, as of Week #15.
31 babies have flown the nest. – Last Week: 28 babies. Last Year: 29 babies had flown the nest as of Week #15.
6 eggs in nesting boxes currently. – Last Week: 7 eggs.
22 babies in nesting boxes currently. – Last Week: 26 babies.
Here are the results of Friday’s Blue Bird Trail Survey – June 12, 2009:
Nesting Box #1 – 3 Blue Bird babies, 1 Blue Bird egg. – Last Week: 3 Blue Bird babies, 1 Blue Bird egg.
Nesting Box #2 – 2 Blue Bird babies, 3 Blue Bird eggs. – Last Week: 5 Blue Bird eggs.
Nesting Box #3 – Empty nesting box, no activity. – Last Week: No new activity, nest removed, box cleaned.
Nesting Box #4 – 4 Blue Bird babies. – Last Week: 5 new Blue Bird babies (Probably only 4 babies).
Nesting Box #5 – Empty box, no activity. – Last Week: Empty box, no activity.
Nesting Box #6 – 3 Blue Bird babies, 1 Blue Bird egg. – Last Week: 3 new Blue Bird babies, 1 hatching at Survey time, 1 egg not hatched yet.
Nesting Box #7 – 3 Blue Bird babies flew from the nest, 1 Blue Bird egg. – Last Week: 4 Blue Bird babies (or 3 babies, 1 egg).
Nesting Box #8 – Empty nesting box, no activity. – Last Week: Empty nesting box, no activity.
Nesting Box #9 – Empty box, no activity. – Last Week: Empty box, no activity.
Nesting Box #10 – Empty box, no activity. – Last Week: Empty box, no activity.
Nesting Box #11 – 5 Large Blue Bird babies – ready to fly. – Last Week: 5 Large Blue Bird babies.
Nesting Box #12 – Empty nesting box, no activity. – Last Week: Empty nesting box, no activity.
Nesting Box #13 – 5 Large Blue Bird babies – ready to fly. – Last Week: 5 Large Blue Bird babies.
The first two weeks of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season have passed quietly, without any storm activity in the tropics or gulf.
Let’s hope it stays that way until December.
Have a good week!
We just watched a baby robin fly the nest at my parent’s house this past week.
Is it hot enough for you, yet? haha! It’s been stifling this week!