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Sometimes the fledglings follow the parents around and sometimes they do their own thing. They are still awful flyers and often can’t even land where they want to.
Usually if parents have five fledglings, those fledglings can be in 5 different trees. So the parents are trying to keep track of them and feed them. It’s a difficult job.
There’s no parking the fledglings in one tree and hoping they stay.
And the fledglings are still terrible flyers and have a hard time landing where they want to.Tammy
You are probably the most observant bluebirder I’ve ever met. LOL.
I think you can take a peek inside the box now if that’s what you’re observing.Tammy
Cool! They do recognize danger. Those little fledglings are so susceptible to cats attacks, hawk attacks etc because they can’t fly well at all. They can’t land well either. They might stay around your house for a week and they may take them away and teach them to eat. Sometimes I see them again after that.
Tammy
Congrats. It’s hard to catch sometimes!!!
It isn’t the norm for them to follow each other out, for one to fledge immediately after the other. I’ve seen ducks do it but not other cavity birds. But sometimes it’s 10 minutes apart but it could be hours.
The others will probably fledge today but there might be one that fledges tomorrow. I wouldn’t check the box until Saturday When you do open it do it slowly and make a quick peek.Tammy
So you have actual fountains with pump attached in several areas of your yard. That’s cool. What state are you in? Does Philly mean you are in Philadelphia? I’m sure I knew at one point but you know the brain fog thing is happening more and more.
Tammy
In my experience it’s definitely necessary to clean out the box. Bluebirds tend to ignore boxes that look used. But there’s no need to use a bleach water mixture unless it’s infested with mites or something. Just remove the nest and scrape out the sides and floor with a paint scraper.
Tammy
You can remove the eggs now. If you leave them in, it normally doesn’t hurt anything, although 3 is a lot.
If the babies are 12 days old you need to stop monitoring. By day 13 for sure. You can just watch from a distance. You can only see them beg for food the first several days. And only if you click your tongue or make a noise with your mouth. At some point they know to have fear when they hear something that isn’t their parents and instead of begging for food they almost play dead. They stay really still.
Soon you’ll see them peeking out and then they will put not only their head out but also have their feet in the hole. Then you will know they are ready to fledge any time.Tammy
It’s amazing how long it takes them to finish that first nest and start laying!! Only one or two people have been posting here this season so far.
Tammy
Trust me, I’m not spending hardly any time on it. I’m just curious too.
I think it’s probably as you suggested. Members only have a certain amount of time to edit. I’m guessing this is something I knew at one time but forgot. :)
I’m guessing that’s for a reason. If something questionable (rude, mean, etc) is said the person can’t rewrite what they said before the admins have a chance to see it. Or sometimes people change their post and therefore none of the comments under it make any sense.Tammy
Edit is the first one. It’s right by the date and time for me. If I’m on my phone on portrait mode it doesn’t show very well because the word is divided. On landscape mode it’s easy to see.
Tammy
The edit button should always be available. You just must not have noticed it before.
Glad you saw one baby. They don’t move hardly at all when they are newly hatched. But will be begging for food when you open the box soon. Do some clicking with your mouth or kissing sounds and see what happens tomorrow or whenever you check again.Tammy
