March 2, 2018

A Carolina Wren has been making a nest in a commercial nest box made from Texas license plates. Is this the same bird that made a nest here last year? The nest appears to be made of primarily leaves and twigs just stuffed into the nest box. It's hard to see inside this box because of how it was built. Presumably, there is some kind of cavity for the hen to lay eggs and then feed the clutch when the eggs hatch. The nest box hangs in a Mexican plum tree right outside the window of Patrick's office, so it is easy to watch, and occasionally photograph, the progress.

The Eastern Bluebirds are investigating Nest Box Alpha, and the House Sparrows seem to be more active in recent days.

Posted on March 2, 2018 03:29 PM by dracowildlife