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June 30, 2017 at 7:39 am #5184
Hello to all,
It has been a while since posting, but I have been super busy with work. I do have a question…
My second brood of 4 fledged early this morning, well, I saw that 3 of them did. The 4th appears to be in good health, but remains in the box. I did not see the 3 leave this morning.
It’s a slotted box so I have been able to monitor in later stages by slipping my cell in the slot to look.
It was calling out and eventually the parents came back to feed it which relieved me. I imagine they had to hide the other 3 first before coming for the 4th.
So long as they come back to feed it etc…are chances good that it will fledge? Would it have been the last egg to hatch?
Just hoping she is able to fledge too.
Thanks for any input.
- This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by WildBlueYonder.
- This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by WildBlueYonder.
June 30, 2017 at 8:37 am #5187I believe it will fledge today or the next. This occasionally happens but if parents are still coming to box to feed it, all is well I believe. But it wouldn’t hurt to keep close eye on it – is it peeking out of the hole? We had one person on this forum just about a week or two ago had one baby left in the box and it had something stuck on the bottom of its foot, hindering its exit.
June 30, 2017 at 1:21 pm #5189I had 4 fledglings and 2 fledged on the first day and 2 the following. The resources say up to 72 hours between first and last can be normal. Did the little guy fly today?
June 30, 2017 at 1:42 pm #5190Hello to All,
I am happy to say that she fledged a few hours after my first post. The parents kept coming back. They fed her and hovered around a bit. She eventually made her way to the box opening so I knew it wouldn’t be long. I had an appointment and when I came back she had gone.
The box has been cleaned out and the spooker is down. The parents have been back at the feeder, then they go into the box. Not sure what they are looking for. Now I wait for them all to return in a week or two.
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June 30, 2017 at 8:53 pm #5195It seems they always go to the box for a day or so right after everyone fledges. Maybe it’s that habits are hard to break.
Gin
Atlanta, GAJune 30, 2017 at 10:43 pm #5212So, have any of you had a third brood? This second brood was extremely soon after brood 1 fledged.
I am SO happy that I did the best I could to help 8 new bluebirds make it into the world.
June 30, 2017 at 11:20 pm #5217I’m on my third but first didn’t survive, sadly.
June 30, 2017 at 11:34 pm #5221I used to have 3 broods every year but this momma has had only two for the past few years. We’ll see what she does this year.
Tammy
July 4, 2017 at 8:21 pm #5291The rule of thumb for mine seems to be two successful broods. When one fails they go for a third.
July 4, 2017 at 8:26 pm #5292Guess what?
They are building nest #3!…they have been very busy since yesterday.
The first brood was around quite a bit when brood 2 hatched, but I have not seen any of them since just before brood 2 fledged.
They still have brood 2 in hiding. I hope to see them soon. I would love to see some of brood 1 as well. Not sure where they all went. Pretty sure both broods were all females.
July 5, 2017 at 12:31 am #5297Congrats on your third nesting. How many did you have in brood one and two. I would be very surprised if they were all females unless you had only a couple per brood.
Tammy
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