4/16: wasps. Fell over.
4/22: small amount of grass inside.
4/29: NC
5/22: 5 eggs, one broke on opening box. Replaced with 2 eggs from box E
6/10: 6 babies, mb 2 days old
7/2: all fledged
B
NABS N
41.58.404
71.57.316
1 TRES F
2 HOWR dummy
5/21
5
4
0
N
4/16: wasps, poop on roof
4/29: N, changed direction
5/22: 2 eggs
5/29, 6/10: 5 eggs
7/2: all 4 dead, fully grown & feathered, messy butts
C
GILW W
41.48.402
71.57.291
1 TRES F or EABL?
6/10
1
0
0
4/16: nothing
4/22: small amount of grass
5/22: no eggs yet, no feathers
5/29: EABL perching
6/3 TRES and EABL perching
6/10: no feather, 1 TRES egg
7/2: empty, rmvd nest
7/9: paper wasp nest
D
PETE W
41.58.407
71.47.226
1 TRES S
5/19
5
6/10?
4
2
4/16: wasps, poop
4l/22: one wasp, reapplied paraffin
4/29: blades of grass, 4 wasps, changed direction
5/29: 5 eggs
6/10: 1 unhatched eggs
7/2: gone, 2 unhatched eggs eggs
E
GILW E
48.58.451
71.57.226
1 TRES F (5)
2 TRES
S
6/2
4
2?
2
4/16, 4/22: nothing
4/29: blades grass
5/22: dead F on 5 eggs. Moved 2 eggs to A, left nest. Eggs pink
5/29: empty nest, remd
6/3: 2 eggs
6/10: 4 eggs
7/2: 2 feathered babies
F
PETE NE
41.58.489
71.57.240
1 TRES S
5/20
6
6
5
4/16: many wasps, poop, TRES swoop
4/22: 1 wasp
4/29: 10 blades grass
5/22: 3 eggs, paper gum wrapper in nest
7/2: 1 dead baby in nest with feathers, very maggotty
G
NABS SE
4158504
07157301
1 TRES S
2 HOWR dummy
7
7/2?
4
2?
4/16: beginning of nest, 2 wasps, swoop
4/22: nest appears complete (lined with feathers)
5/22: 5 eggs
5/29: 2 eggs?
6/3: 3 eggs BB buzz
6/10: 7 eggs
7/2: 1-2 day old babies
8?/4/06 - 1-2 corpses
H
GILWOOD
41.584.460
71.57.334
1 EABL S
2 EABL
S
4/19
6/3
5
5
3
5
3
5
Y
4/16: complete bluebird nest, EABL male, TRES swoop
4/22: 4 eggs.
4/23: 5 eggs. Starling flew from box. Eggs intact.
4/29: male perch, no F, TRES swooping
5/14: 3 healthy babies, maybe 1 week old, 2 M
5/29: fledged? remd nest. Not flattnd, clean, blow fly
6/3: 1 egg
6/10: 5 eggs
7/2: 5 babies, 2 M, nestchange
7/9: all fledged
4/16: few blades grass, TRS perch, no wasps
4/22: a little grass
4/29: 1" grass, TRES perch
5/22: no eggs
5/29 MF no eggs. Heard HOWR
6/3: 4 eggs
6/10: 6 eggs, pink
7/2: 2 babies, 2 dead, lots of blow fly
7/9: other two dead
7/17: HOWR dummy nest remd
K
24F
NABS road
41.58.515
71.57.457
1 TRES S
1 HOWR F
7
6/6?
7
7
Y
4/16: TRES perch, no wasp
4/22: no grass
4/29: 1 blade grass
5/22: 7 eggs!
5/29: sitting
6/10: hatched, mb 5 days old
6/17: nest change, blow fly
7/2: fledged
7/17: HOWR dummy nest rmd
L
PETE
lower office
41.54.426
71.57.287
1 EABL F (4)
1 HOSP F
1 BCCH
F 1 TRES S
4/22
X
4
4
X
4
4
X
4
7/2?
0
X
1?
4/16: complete nest
4/22: 1 egg, HOSP pair going in and out. Installed spooker
4/23: 2 eggs
4/29: 4 eggs, brooding
5/14: 4 tiny babies - maybe 1-2 days old.
5/22: 4 babies, nest change wet
5/29: all dead. 2 earlier, 1 recent. smelly. Changed directrion from W to E
6/3: BCCH nest, TRES perching, no eggs
6/10: nest larger, no eggs, TRES on line
6/17: 4 eggs
7/2: 4 newly hatched babies
7/9: 3 dead babies, one alive
7/17: baby appears to have fledged.
M
GILWOOD
by entrance
41.58.523
71.57.491
1 TRES F
1 HOWR F
6
6/8?
6
0
4/16, 4/19: nothing
5/22, 5/29: TRES sitting
6/3: 6 eggs
6/10: hatched, mb 2 days
6/17: nest empty, HOWR sticks
7/2: HOWR dummy, removed and plugged
Note: In 2004, there were two boxes at the landfill, both NABS - J and K, each of which fledged an estimated 5 TRES around 6/27/04.
KEY
BCCH = Black-capped Chickadee
EABL = Eastern Bluebird
NABS = NABs style nestbox
PETE = Peterson style nestbox
TRES = Tree Swallow
YEAR
# boxes
EABL
TRES
BCCH
HOWR
2004
2:10 fledge=5 per box
0
2 nestings, ~ 10 fledglings
0
0
2005
13:39 fledge=3 per box
3 nest attempts in 2 boxes. 2 successful (4 nestlings lost from 1 nest). Total of 14 eggs, 12 hatched, 8 fledged. First egg 4/19.
3 F HOWR attempts in 3 boxes. 1 F HOSP attempt, 4 HOWR dummy nests at end of season
4/16: Serious wasp problem, worst by woods. Ivory soaped boxes. One bluebird pair seen, numerous TRES.
4/22: HOSP going in and out of L. Installed sparrow spooker. Painted underside of Peterson boxes with latex, as all had wasps. Reapplied paraffin to boxes that still had wasp activity. Counted 15 TRES flying in upper area.
4/23: Sparrow spooker apparently effective, second egg laid. Saw starling fly from box H while parents perched on nearby metal vent.
5/14: 100% occupancy! 11 boxes with TRES in them, 2 with a few wasps. Some nests had no feathers. No eggs yet.
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