Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Tuesday May 22, 2007 - Cavity and Cup-nesters

  1. Elf Owl asleep on 2 or more eggs.
  2. No activity.
  3. 5 eggs, no adults seen. Unknown if Dusky-capped or Ash-throated Flycatcher nest.
  4. 6 eggs, Female Eastern Bluebird flushed from nest. Male calling alarm song from nearby oak tree.
  5. 5 eggs, female Dusky-capped Flycatcher flushed from nest.
  6. 4 eggs, female Dusky-capped Flycatcher flushed from nest.
  7. Female Eastern Bluebird remained on nest, unknown number of eggs.
  8. 5 eggs, female Ash-throated Flycatcher flushed from nest.
  9. 5 eggs, no adult bluebirds present.
  10. 5 eggs, female Ash-throated Flycatcher flushed from nest.
  11. No activity.
  12. Incomplete Dusky-capped Flycatcher nest.
  13. Complete bluebird nest, no activity.
  14. Elf Owl sleeping, with no signs of eggs.
  15. Cornell Lab nest-cam. Acorn woodpeckers seen roosting in box. No eggs present.
  16. No activity.
  17. No activity.
  18. Natural cavity in oak tree. White-breasted Nuthatch brood within days of fledging the nest.
  19. No activity.
  20. 2 bluebird eggs, no adults present.

Cup-nesting species activity:
  1. Curve-billed Thrasher remained on nest. Unknown number of eggs.
  2. Canyon Towhee abandoned nest in oak tree for unknown new nest site. Noted feeding 1 fledgling on front porch.
  3. Say's Phoebe singing at nest shelf locations on front porch and south side of garden shed.
  4. Hepatic Tanager pair investigating last year's nest location on oak tree branch by back porch.
  5. Mexican Jay bringing nest material to juniper tree located near water trough.
  6. Female, Black-chinned Hummingbird collecting tufts of organic cotton from circular dispenser hung in oak tree.

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