Today we found out our mystery birds. After reading about what will nest in a bluebird box we realized that our birds were probably North Carolina Chickadees. "Carolina Chickadees have a soft nest with thick base of moss to which is added animal fur, plant down, hair and soft fibers. Their eggs are white, spotted with reddish-brown markings."-Bluebird Handbook for Howard County, Maryland. This sounded like our crew! Our 6 little chicks look like they are ready to fly. We were actually nervous they would fall right out of the box. We took these quick pictures.
We are so sad! We went to check our bluebird box #1 and found the whole thing gone. Nest gone, eggs gone. We suspect a human.
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The Citizen ScientistsWe are a group of 5th grade students that are studying birds. It will begin with the Great Backyard Bird Count and end with monitoring the school's bluebird boxes. All of our data will go to the Cornell Ornithology Lab. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ Archives
June 2010
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