Bluebird Trail

Nest Box N-6 / June 15

As I approached the box, I heard a clicking sound inside. When I opened the door, an Ash-throated Flycatcher snapped its bill and flew out, revealing four eggs. Three fledged from this box.

Nest Box S-4 / April 21

Six Western Bluebird eggs. Two pair of bluebirds nearby, males fighting. Five eggs hatched, four fledged, one died in the nest. A second brood in this box fledged four more bluebirds.

Nest Box N-4 / June 1

These two bluebirds just barely hatched. As I opened the nest box door, they raised their heads weakly with open bills. Four eggs hatched, one nestling died, three fledged. See last photo below of this brood ready to fledge two weeks later.

Hungry bluebird nestlings from an earlier year.

© photo by Kate Evans

Nest Box N-7 / June 30

Two young bluebird nestlings. Male Western Bluebird was perched on the nest box when I approached. Both fledged. An earlier brood in this box fledged three bluebirds.

Nest Box S-3 / June 15

Opened the door to discover four bluebirds nearly ready to fledge! Five eggs were laid here one month earlier. One unhatched egg remained in the nest after the four fledged.

Nest Box N-4 / June 15

Three bluebird nestlings ready to fledge. (Same brood as four photos up.) Both adults were actively bringing insects.