Nest Box Projects
Week of April 19, 2019
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp
1 bluebird nest by the tenant house with 6 eggs (pictured)
1 bluebird nest in the swamp with 5 eggs
Wood Duck Nest #1 with 12 eggs
Wood Duck Nest #2 with 12 eggs
Wood Duck Nest #3 with 1 egg (likely not viable since there was one egg on March 30)
Wood Duck Nest #4 with 18 eggs. If estimated are correct, the ducklings will hatch within a week
Heard the first prothonotary warbler of the 2019 season
Logged 31 species of birds seen/heard during the nest checks
Flag Ponds Nature Park
1 chickadee nest
1 bluebird nest in box 6 on the beach
Other Bird Research Projects