Tag Archives: chickadee nest box

She was camera shy

Posted on Sunday, May 12, 2013 by

Last week I spied six eggs in Ralph and Alice Chickadee’s nest. I wondered if the clutch was complete or if there might be more eggs on the way. Last year, Lucy and Ricky had a clutch of seven eggs … Continue reading →

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Nests!

Posted on Saturday, April 20, 2013 by

It’s still unseasonably cold.  It was 32 degrees – freezing – when I stepped onto the Bluebird trail this morning to monitor the nest boxes.  Last week they were still empty with no sign of Bluebirds.  This morning I spied … Continue reading →

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Roosters

Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by

Ha!  You thought this was going to be about chickens.  Right? No, no chickens here. I’m just going to give you a quick report about the chickadee nest box I hung out on Valentine’s Day. I haven’t had any sightings.  … Continue reading →

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For Rent …

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2013 by

… cozy cottage, birch bark covered floor, nestled among protective pine boughs.  Quiet neighborhood near ponds, fields and mature forested area perfect for raising fledglings.  Food and fresh water regularly available a short flight away. Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day!  The day I … Continue reading →

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Sealing my houses for winter

Posted on Monday, November 5, 2012 by

I went out on the bluebird trail this morning.  It was cool, cloudy and somewhat damp.  I took a guess at how many layers I needed to keep me snug.  My mission: to close the entry holes in the bluebird … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Thomas Jefferson

Posted on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 by

If you have never read a biography of Thomas Jefferson, America’s third President, do.  Find fault if you will.  There is plenty about which to find fault.  You will also find one of history’s most intriguing, brilliant scientific and political … Continue reading →

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Hummingbird Soup and Hummingbird Cupcakes

Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2012 by

It happened this evening.  I had returned from monitoring my Eastern Bluebird route and was relaxing on the deck.  I was pleased to see the Cat Bird and Downy Woodpecker come to feed on the suet cake I hung from a low-hanging … Continue reading →

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Ricky and Lucy Chickadee Are Expecting Babies!

Posted on Sunday, April 8, 2012 by

It’s been a week since I last looked in the chickadee nest box.  It’s a bit early for chickadees to be laying eggs and incubating, but with the early spring anything is possible.  My Black-capped Chickadee couple, Ricky and Lucy, … Continue reading →

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Spying on Chickadees this morning, I saw…

Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012 by

…them flying about and into and out of their nest box in my back yard!  I raised the binoculars to get a better look and they seem to be a very happy couple. Yesterday evening I peered into their nest … Continue reading →

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If you build it, they will come.

Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 by

Believe me or not.  There were no birds in sight.  Not terribly unusual.  I hung the Chickadee nest box in a tree that experience has taught me is far away enough from my garden feeding station to maintain an adequate distance … Continue reading →

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