Tuesday, July 1 at 7:30 a.m. (Bluebird Walk #2) … Tuesday, July 15 at 7:30 a.m. (Bluebird Walk #3). NOTES: Join Bruce Buckle and Fred Stiner for an exciting bluebird nest box inspection walk at Rider ...

Ideally nest boxes are installed inside barns, but they can also be put in hedgerow trees if no barns are available.’ The average number of fledged barn owl chicks in Gloucestershire is around 2 ...

When all weighed together, the engineers took about 500 pounds of steel 350 feet in the air to install the nest boxes. The chicks are expected to remain there for several months.

I observed a female chipping sparrow with something in it’s beak. It looked like short, fine pieces of tan, dry grass.

Be sure to wear gloves and face protection. If the nest box is particularly messy, you can clean it with soap and water, or a diluted solution (10-to-1) of bleach and water.

The popularity of bluebirds has been a bonanza for Tree Swallows, which use nest boxes built to the same dimensions. However, since suitable nest sites are usually in short supply, there can be ...

Some have speculated that this is a family group including a nesting pair and young from a previous year’s successful nesting in the area. Swallow-tailed Kites are gregarious in all seasons, and ...

Barn swallows nest (Image: RSWT) So, this summer we are asking for help in recording nesting swallows in Norfolk. We are also asking for information on nest sites of house martins and swifts.