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 Eastern Bluebird - Attempt 1 |
Camera Status: OfflineLocation: Greenville 2009 TimelineNest Build. Date: Mar 18 First Egg Date: Mar 26 Clutch Size: 5 Incubation: Apr 01 Hatch Date: Apr 15 Number of Nestlings: 1 Fledge Date: May 01 Note: One little chick fledge, leaving 4 non-viable eggs behind. |
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Roosting
Feb 02, 2009 -
Welcome to 2009 NestCams! A pair of Eastern Bluebirds are currently spending some time roosting in this box.
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Feb 13, 2009 -
See video highlights for time-lapse video of this pair roosting overnight in the box.
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Two roosting in the box on Valentine's Day
Feb 14, 2009 -
See video highlights for time-lapse video of this pair roosting overnight in the box.
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Leaving the box in the morning
Feb 16, 2009 -
Just after 6:30am the pair leaves the box. View new video highlight we received from Jennifer.
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The pair
Feb 23, 2009 -
They haven't been in the box for two days now. View new video highlight.
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Housecleaning
Feb 26, 2009 -
Cleaning out some droppings that have accumulated during roosting. View video highlight.
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Carolina Chickadee visitor
Mar 09, 2009 -
Today viewers have seen both an Eastern Bluebird and a Carolina Chickadee in and out of this box. View video higlight with a charming visit by the chickadee.
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Both in and out of the box still!
Mar 10, 2009 -
The chickadee continues to try and build the nest in this box and the bluebird seems to be removing some nesting material. View video highlights.
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Chickadee Still A Visitor
Mar 12, 2009 -
The only recent visitor to the nest has been the Chickadee. Who will nest in it?
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No Visitors
Mar 15, 2009 -
There have been no visitors at all in the last two days for this box.
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Eastern Bluebird in the box
Mar 16, 2009 -
The bluebird was spotted in the box.
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Eastern Bluebird - nest building
Mar 20, 2009 -
The nest building continues. View video highlight of two visits to the box bringing nesting materials.
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Nest Building Continues
Mar 22, 2009 -
Nest building in Eastern Bluebirds can take about 2-6 days. Hopefully, eggs will be coming soon.
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Still Buildling
Mar 24, 2009 -
The bluebirds are still around working on the nest.
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Third Egg!
Mar 28, 2009 -
5049Birds provides the time line for the third egg: "Mom arrives at 9:05 am. She looks at the other 2 eggs for a moment and sits on the nest. She turns around several times during the process. At 9:35am she is at the nest box entrance and gone. 3rd egg is laid! It took approximately 30 minutes." View video highlight of second egg laying.
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Four Eggs!
Mar 29, 2009 -
Egg number four arrived. Bluebirds usually lay 4-5, so we'll see how many more she has.
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The Clutch is complete at 5 eggs!
Mar 30, 2009 -
The female begins incubating on the day the clutch is completed. Only the female builds the nest, incubates the eggs and broods the nestlings. Both parents feed the young. View time lapse video of this day.
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On the Nest
Apr 01, 2009 -
The nest is complete and the female is starting incubation.
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Incubation
Apr 02, 2009 -
Incubation can take between 11 and 19 days for Eastern Bluebirds, so patience will be a virtue.
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Break Time
Apr 08, 2009 -
The female will leave the nest every couple of hours in order to forage and stretch.
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Almost There
Apr 10, 2009 -
With almost 10 days worth of incubation done, the eggs are more than half way to hatching.
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Five Eggs Still There
Apr 13, 2009 -
All five eggs are still in the nest, but we're expecting hatching in the next few days.
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Early Morning Hatching
Apr 15, 2009 -
The first chick hatched early this morning. The rest should be following shortly. It has been exactly two weeks since we estimated incubation started.
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Only One Nestling
Apr 17, 2009 -
Two days after hatching and there is only one nestling. It is doubtful that the others will hatch.
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Day 3 - One nestling
Apr 18, 2009 -
Image received from NestCams viewer. Among bluebirds, unhatched or infertile eggs occur in approximately 10 to 15 percent of nests. View video highlight of parent feeding the 3-day old nestling.
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Only Child
Apr 20, 2009 -
With only one chick, the female doesn't have to work as hard to find food.
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Developing
Apr 24, 2009 -
This little chick is developing nicely. It's feather are in pin and should be complete in the next couple of days. The chick is also learning to crawl and move about the box.
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Sleep Over
Apr 27, 2009 -
With only one chick, the female is still able to roost in the box at night. It's like a sleep over.
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Almost Grown
Apr 29, 2009 -
This little guy is almost as big as the female now. He should be fledging around the beginning of next week.
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Who is Who?
May 01, 2009 -
It almost hard to tell which is the chick and which is the female in this image.
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Empty Nest Syndrom
May 04, 2009 -
The single chick in this nest fledged late in the afternoon on May 1st. All this is left are the four unhatched eggs, one of which has been cracked.
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House cleaning
Feb 26, 2009 -
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Cleaning out some droppings that have accumulated during roosting. -
A new Visitor!
Mar 09, 2009 -
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View a Carolina Chickadee checking out the nestbox. Thank you for the video clip Jen! -
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Two Carolina Chickadees Show Up
Mar 11, 2009 -
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We are watching with interest as to which species may ultimately nest in this box. The chickadee has been bringing in nesting materials and the bluebird comes and removes it. -
EABL Male in the Box
Mar 18, 2009 -
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The male bluebird finally comes back to the box to do some cleaning. -
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Second Egg Laying - timelapse clip
Mar 27, 2009 -
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Cam host Jennifer created this time lapse clip of the Eastern Bluebird laying the second egg. -
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Feeding Time
Apr 20, 2009 -
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Jen took this video of the female bringing a flying insect treat to her lone baby.
Time-lapse Videos
Check out our new collection of time-lapse videos of previous days nesting behavior!
Coming soon -- direct links to time-lapse videos for this nesting attempt!