2014 Box 10

This is Box 10

4/8

TRES Pair defending this box against a single TRES

4/12

The TRES Pair hanging around the box and had a feather in it.

4/16

Nothing to report

4/20
A nest started, possibly a HOSP nest but saw none around. Left the nest there because TRES nest also can be sloppy looking. And there are TRES in the area.

4/24

Nest getting bigger looking more like HOSP, but no birds around.

4/28

Nothing new to report, nest was more flattened this time.

5/2

Nothing new to report

5/6

Feathers are in the box now. Looks like the TRES have moved to this box.

5/10

more feathers in the box

5/14

2 eggs

5/18

TRES Incubating 2 eggs. I believe this is the same pair that was evicted by bluebirds from box 9 when they already had two eggs laid. So now her clutch in a new box is obviously smaller.

5/22

Still 2eggs

5/26
Still 2 eggs

5/30
1 of 2 eggs hatched

6/9
1 baby in box growing up.

6/13
Baby getting big

6/17
Baby fledged! Cleaned out box

6/21
small HOSP nest started, installed trap, did not catch him

6/25
small HOSP nest left it alone

6/29
small HOSP nest put trap in

7/3
small nest started, TRES pair hanging around

7/7
small nest started, HOSP flew out of box

7/11
removed small HOSP nest

7/15
Empty box

7/19
Empty box

7/24
Nothing to report

7/28
Nothing to report

8/4
Nothing to report