Woolwine House Bluebird Trail Final Results for 2014:
All 36 Nesting Boxes Occupied (Written Summary Essay Forthcoming) … more details forthcoming on challenges, successes, and disappointments … what was different this year from the past years … etc.
Eastern Bluebirds: 38 Nest Attempts; 221 Eggs Laid; 161 Eggs Hatched; 148 Bluebirds Fledged
Carolina Chickadees: 4 Nest Attempts, 19 Eggs Laid, 16 Eggs Hatched, 16 Chickadees Fledged
Tree Swallows: 4 Nest Attempts; 18 Eggs Laid, 13 Eggs Hatched, 12 Tree Swallows Fledged
House Wrens: 8 Nest Attempts; 41 Eggs Laid, 22 Eggs Hatched, 22 House Wrens Fledged
House Wren Predation: 6
House Sparrow Predation: 2 (broken eggs only)
Snake Predation: 1 (6” wide wobbling baffle/unprongedNoel Guard)
Raccoon Predation: 0
Human Vandalism Predation: 0
Unknown Predation: 2
Dead Adults: 0
Missing and/or Dead Young Combined: 11
Missing and/or Destroyed Eggs Combined: 49
Unhatched Eggs Found in Nest: 31
Wonderful. I adore Carolina Chickadees. No birds using either box in my gardens this year, yet I feed 10 species of birds…
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