Today, I went out to clean out the nestbox that the bluebirds used for their first brood. Sad to say I found the remains of one of the fledglings. I'm not sure what happened, but a member or two of WildlifeGardeners have lost some cavity nesting fledglings to house wrens or the non-native house sparrows. I'm hoping the other four made it...and I'd love to see the young birds and know they are okay.
The male has been sitting on the second nestbox. I'm hoping they will have better success on their second brood.
Recreating a native habitat has been a dream of mine since I was about 18. It only took me 20 years, but I finally have two acres of land in the country with which to work (and play). My goal is to document the improvements I make to the property: restoring habitat & attracting birds and butterflies in addition to other wildlife.
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