Bluebird update!

The saga continues. The bluebirds won out on the cedar house and ended up running the chickadees out. Not sure what happened to their eggs, they were just gone and the only trace was a broken shell at the base of the pole. I removed the chickadee nest, which was pretty neat with the moss and dog hair lining the cup.

The bluebirds then began in earnest to build their nest, completing it last week. The female started to immediately lay eggs and as last Monday, she had 4 little eggs ready for sitting. So, since then, the little woman has been busy tending and defending her nest. Occasionally the chickadee flys down to the house only to send her and the male into a tizzy in which they chase the chickadee into the neighboring yard.

Currently, we are now on day 8 and should have babies somewhere at the 12-14 day mark. So we are anxiouly expecting!