It's probably because I told them they were mentioned in the newsletter last
year. No doubt they figure they'll get bigger type if they break their own
record. I think it was March 20 last year - can't find my notes.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Les Roslund
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:25 PM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] speaking of nest boxes...
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>
> Fred - that sounds like a pretty early nest start, since the Yellowbook
> shows a first egg date of March 21 for that species.  At the rate
> of one egg
> per day, the first egg may have been delivered on March 13.
>
> By the way -  one Bluebird box at Pickering Creek Audubon Center
> had a nest
> with one egg on March 18th.  That was six days earlier than seen on the
> Pickering Creek trails since 2002 when such record-keeping began.
> Yellowbook listing shows March 12th as the first egg date for
> Bluebirds, so
> our bird is not pushing any local records.
>
> Les Roslund
> Talbot County
> Easton MD 21601
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Fred Pierce
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 3:08 PM
> To: 
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] speaking of nest boxes...
>
>
> I was in NJ for a few days so don't know the exact date, but when
> I returned
> on 3/16, my Carolina Wren was brooding at least 4 eggs. The male has
> discovered the amplification properties of the condominium
> breezeway and has
> been going off at around 0630. I'm sure the neighbors love him. I stuck my
> head out to have a look this morning and my ears are still
> ringing. That is
> one LOUD bird without assistance; with the breezeway it's SuperWren.
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