The poles are skinny, metal, and slippery. Perfect for keeping out predators especially the drated black snake. We found TWO nests. In box 1 we found a completed bluebird nest (in about the location of past nests) but no eggs.
Today we walked around the perimeter of our schoolyard to all the NEW bluebird boxes to see if there were any nests. So far there hadn't been any. Mrs. Putnam and her husband and son put all our bluebird boxes on poles, dug holes, and pounded them into the ground. What a lot of work! Thanks, Putnams!!!! The poles are skinny, metal, and slippery. Perfect for keeping out predators especially the drated black snake. We found TWO nests. In box 1 we found a completed bluebird nest (in about the location of past nests) but no eggs. In box 4 we found a "nest" made of a leafy flowery substance. We want to monitor one more week to see what happens and decide what we want to do about it. We will either clean it out or leave it for another native bird species. Anyone have an idea who might be making this "nest"? Then it was our turn. Mr. Putnam left one box for us to put up. It was pretty easy! The Putnams had already dug the hole for us, we put in the pole, pushed it down, and then used a hole digger (flat side) to make the ground around it push down and support the pole. Done! Box 5 is now in play. Pushing the post in to the hole.The Gang and the New Box
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MRS. HOSKINS
4/20/2010 05:22:23 am
Wow! How exciting. Please keep us updated on the possibility of eggs! Wrens may be the inhabitants of your first box. They like to build nests from small twigs.
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RY
4/20/2010 07:45:57 am
I THINK the nest might be made by a Carolina Chicadee but I am not entirely sure.
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Mrs. Sorkin
4/20/2010 09:42:33 pm
Mrs. Merrill and I were talking Monday morning when we saw a beautiful bluebird perched on the school wall outside my window. They're coming! What a great project!
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Mrs. Wilson
4/24/2010 08:19:19 am
For a bit, we had bluebirds flying into our classroom windows. They've only been "visiting" periodically at this point.
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N
5/10/2010 12:37:14 pm
Could box 4 be a snow bunting?
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EW
5/14/2010 01:30:03 pm
WHO IS N? and why am i only in 1 pic? but nice pix though... im curuious to see what bird is that in box 4?
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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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