April 4, 2009

Well, it appears that the egg(s) in the Bald Eagle nest have hatched. I can still view the nest across the ponds (at least until leaf-out). I can tell from the behavior, body language, and postures of the parents. It was about this time last year that the egg hatched from last year’s brood. They successfully fledged one young eagle in 2008.

Tree Swallows have been very active —flying around and landing on my nest boxes but especially the plastic gourds.

Heard a Phoebe calling today. We have had a warm day today but tomorrow brings cooler temps and rain. Monday will be difficult for the insect eating birds (like my Tree Swallows)–the highs will be upper 30s and possible snow flurries. Tuesday more of the same. Hope they can hold on until Wednesday when it is to warm back to the 50s.

I encourage readers to prepare your nest boxes and if you want to participate in NestWatch Cornell Lab of Ornithology go to http://watch.birds.cornell.edu/nest/home/index. You can monitor your nest boxes (as well as other nests) and submit your data to NestWatch. It is easy and tremendously rewarding!

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