Yesterday at Kennard Elementary School in Centreville, my birding class
cleaned out the bluebird nesting boxes. There are 8 nesting boxes around
the school and the field beside it. Last year, we had one bluebird and one
tree swallow in the 4 boxes that we put up. One of the teachers put up 4
additional nesting boxes that I did not check during the season. These
boxes were the ones with an oval opening and the front slants inward toward
the post. When we cleaned these boxes this year, we found 3 nests made
almost entirely of sticks with little, if any, fine material such as grass
or moss. Of course, this material could have decomposed during the year. I
do not have a bird's nest book, but I did some research on the internet and
in the Birder's Handbook. I believe that a Carolina Wren was the nester.
Can anyone confirm/deny my guess as to the nester?
Many thanks.
Jim Wilson
Queenstown |