Bluebird and Small Cavity Nester Conservation

Sialis - Bluebirds and other small cavity nesters

Landfill Trail Log 2008

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ID	Type	Attempt #, Species & Fate 2007	First Egg Date	Clutch Size	Hatch Date	# Nestlings	Fledge Date	# Fledglings	Blowfly	Comments
A	PETE NW BACK TO BACK 41.58.442 71.57.354	EABL S	Empty							3/29: old wasp nest 4/13: wasps 4/26: vacant 5/3: some native wasps 5/11, 17-6/8=12: empty
18	NABS NE BACK TO BACK	TRES - F EABL? - F HOSP	TRES S	5		5		5 TRES		4/20: TRES 4/26: PW, TRES 5/3: feathers 5/11: 4 eggs 5/17-25: 4 eggs, NPW, pyr 6/7: 5 feathered 6/12: fledged
B	NABS N 41.58.404 71.57.316	TRES S EABL S	TRES S 5/9	3/4?		5		5 TRES		4/13: nest of grass - TRES 4/26: PW, feathers 5/11: 3 eggs 5/25: 4 eggs 6/7: 3 eggs ? 6/12: 5 eggs 7/?: fledged
C	GILW W 41.48.402 71.57.291	TRES	TRES S 5/17	5?6?		5?		4 TRES 1 dead		3/29: roost poop 4/20: wasps, added peppermint 4/26: PW, more peppermnt 5/3: nest start 5/11: NE, NPW 5/17: 1 egg 6/7: 5 or 6 unfth 6/12: 4 or 5 babies 7/?: 1 dead
D	PETE W 41.58.407 71.47.226		TRES S 5/17	5		5? 4?		4 TRES 1 dead		4/13: claim straw? 4/20: wasps, peppr 4/26: nest start 5/3: turned E, nest wet - looks like EABL 5/11: NE, NPW 5/17: 1 egg 5/25: 5 eggs 6/7: 5 new babies 6/12: 4? 7/? 1 dead
14	GILB P w D No pred gd	TRES S	Dummy TRES					0		3/29 EABL perching 4/20: TRES 4/26: nest start 5/11: NE, NPW 5/17: 0 - dummy? 6/7, feathers, no eggs - DUMMY
16	NABS Gravel no pred gd		HOWR Dummy							4/6, 4/13: a little nesting material 4/20: TRES 4/26: PW 5/3: no activity, remd grass 5/11: a little grass, rmd (thought it was from last time) 5/17-6/8: 0 7/? HOWR Dummy
22	NABS with porch on tree	HOWR D	TUTI F 5/3 HOWR F	6	5/17	5 or 6		0 - TUTI F, 5 nestlings to HOWR		3/29: roost poop 4/26: not chkd 5/3: 6 titmouse eggs! 5/11: TUTI brooding, would not leave 5/17: at least 5 newborns 5/25: Nestlings missing, HOWR nest 3e rmd 6/7: HOWR dummy, rmd 6/12: 3Hrm 7/?: Empty, ants
E	GILW E 48.58.451 71.57.226	TRES - F	TRES S 5/17	5		5		5 TRES		4/13: TRES inside 4/20: TRES added peppermint 4/26: PW, more ppmnt 5/3: feathers 5/11: NE 5/17: 1 egg 5/25: 5 eggs 6/12: 5 big babies 7/?: fledged
F	PETE NE 41.58.489 71.57.240	TRES S	TRES S	5		5		5 TRES		4/13, 20: Wasps, added peppermint 4/26: PW 5/3: nest start 5/11, 17: NE 5/25: ? 6/7: 5 new 6/12: 5 babies 7/?: fledged, PW
G	NABS SE 4158504 07157301	TRES S	TRES S 5/10	6		4		4 TRES		4/13: nest start 4/20 nest with feathers 4/26: PW 5/11: 2 eggs 5/17: 6 eggs 5/25: 6 eggs 6/7: 4 young? 6/12: 4 big 7/?: fledged
H	GILWOOD 41.584.460 71.57.334	TRES S	EABL S 4/13 TRES S 6/1	5 5		5 5		5 EABL 5 TRES		4/13 Complete nest, one egg 4/26: 6 eggs 5/3: 5 hatched, 1-2 days old 5/17: fine, close to fledging 5/25: 1 TRES egg on EABL nest. 6/7: 5 TRES eggs 6/12: 5 babies, 1 week 7/?: Fledged
I	NABS bark 4158431 07157287	TRES S	TRES S 5/16	6		6? 5?		5 TRES		4/13, 26, 3: TRES 5/11: NE 5/17: 2 eggs 6/7: 6 babies 6/12: 5 babies? 7/?: fledged
J	NABS retention pond 41.58.486 71.57.370	TRES S	TRES F EABL S	4				4 EABL		4/13: gray feathers, a little grass 4/26: PW, TRES NF 5/3: feathers 5/11: NE, HOWR pestering, put up cardboard wren guard 5/17: HOWR added, NE 5/25: nNE 6/7: EABL, no eggs, added wooden wern guard 6/12: 4 EABL 7/?: Fledged
K 24F	NABS road 41.58.515 71.57.457	EABL S HOWR D	HOWR A							4/6: wasps 4/26: PW 5/3, 11: HOWR dummy 5/17 HOWRD1E 5/25: HOWR 5er 6/8: HOWR, 4er 6/12: HOWR dummy
L	PETE lower office 41.54.426 71.57.287	TRES - F EABL S	EABL S 4/23? EABL S	4 4		4 4		4 EABL 4 EABL		4/6: nest start 4/13: complete EABL nest 4/20: no eggs 4/26, 5/3: 4 eggs 5/11: all hatched -1 to 2 days old? 5/17: all fine 6/1: fledged, rmd nest 6/8: empty, TRES around 6/12: EABL, NE, 4 eggs later per Bob 7/?: fledged
M	GILWOOD by entrance 41.58.523 71.57.491	EABL -F (no eggs) BCCH S	BCCH F HOWR F TRES S	5				5 TRES		4/20: EPW, added peppermint 4/26: Chickadee start, HOWR dummy 5/3: chickaee nest gone, HOWR dummy 5/17: TRES,NE 5/25-6/7: 5 eggs 6/12: 5 babies 7/?: fledged
12	GILB below corner	TRES S	TRES S 5/17	5		5? 4?		4 TRES		4/20: claim straw 4/26: TRES 5/11: NE, NF 5/17: 1 egg 5/25: TRES wudnt budge 6/7: 5 babies, no feathers 6/12: 4 babies? 7/?: fledged

KEY
BCCH = Black-capped Chickadee
EABL = Eastern Bluebird
EPW = European Paper Wasps
GILB = Gilbertson nestbox
GILW - Gilwood nestbox
NABS = NABs style nestbox
NE = No eggs
NF = No feathers
NPW = Native Paper Wasps
PETE = Peterson style nestbox
TRES = Tree Swallow
PW=paper wasp

NOTES:

3/30: no nests, 1 pair of bluebirds seen.
4/6: checked lower boxes up to gravel area only (too cold!)
4/13: lots of native wasps, no nests in most boxes, plenty of TRES around, saw one bluebird pair up top.
4/20: wasps, lots of TRES activity, 2 pairs of bluebirds.
5/3: no TRES eggs yet.
End of June got sick, missed a few weeks

YEAR	# boxes	EABL	TRES	BCCH	HOWR/HOSP
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.	13 nest attempts in 12 boxes. 8 successful, nestings, 1 failed (5 eggs), 62 eggs, ~52 hatched, ~31 fledged. First egg 5/19.	1 nesting, failed, no eggs.	3 F HOWR attempts in 3 boxes. 1 F HOSP attempt, 4 HOWR dummy nests at end of season
2006	15. 1 pair EABL. Attempts in all boxes except 1 paired Peterson.	4 nest attempts in 4 boxes. 18 eggs, 1 of which did not hatch, 17 bluebirds fledged. One nest taken over by HOWR, looks like pair moved to a different box. Looks like only one pair had two broods. First egg: Unknown	12 nest attempts in 12 boxes. 1 failed nesting. 6 dead chicks in two boxes (both NABS style) - boxes B & G. Both of these boxes had deaths last year also. Last year there were deaths in 4 boxes. 52 TRES eggs. 47 hatched, 37 fledged.	0	HOWR attempts in 3 boxes - one had three nestlings.
2007	18. Attempts in 16.	4 successful nestings in 4 boxes, 1 F (pre-egg?) due to HOSP, 18 eggs, 15 hatched, 14 fledged.	12 attempts in 12 boxes, 9 successful nestings, 62 eggs, ~36 hatched, 33 fledged.	1 succesful nesting, 6 eggs, 4 hatched and fledged	1 HOSP attempt (2 trapped), 2 boxes with HOWR sticks
2008		2 pair.
TOTAL		39	160	4	0

Checking on a bluebird trail is like opening one Christmas present after another.
Each box has a surprise inside.

- Helen S. Munro, The Lesson of the Bluebird, Bluebird Winter 2006

May all your blues be birds!

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