[TN-Bird] Eastern bluebird second nesting
- From: Viclcsw@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:10:02 -0400 (EDT)
I have had a bluebird family nesting in my nestbox this season, for the
first time. Five young fledged, with three of the fledglings surviving to
follow their parents to the feeder and bird bath. They are 25 days
post-fledging.
I have waited with anticipation to see if the pair would re-nest, and
wondered if the female's disinterest had to do with the heat. The male has
been singing and both have visited the nest box together on a number of
occasions over the past two weeks with no nesting material evident.
Both yesterday and this morning the male was observed chastizing one of the
juveniles for landing on the nestbox and gaping at him. The male had
landed on the box top and was singing and wing-waving to the female. He
pecked at the young's gaping beak, and today, agressively chased him away from
the box. Soon after that, the male and female were observed going into the
box together.
Another interesting observation, this afternoon, the female took meal
worms inside the box, as though there were young inside. Finally, after last
night's cooling rain, she has begun adding new nesting materials.
Vickie Henderson
South Knox County
Knoxville, TN
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