{"id":225,"date":"2015-04-07T15:34:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T20:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=225"},"modified":"2015-04-08T13:57:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T18:57:28","slug":"the-nest-box-report-baby-chickadees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=225","title":{"rendered":"The Nest Box Report&#8211;Baby chickadees!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we acquired Little Piney, we took on a wildlife management plan already in action. \u00a0As part of the wildlife plan, we became custodians of 7 Bluebird nest boxes. \u00a0After we located all 7 little bird houses on poles, we made sure the boxes were cleaned out and ready for residents. \u00a0That involves removing old nesting material, wasp nests, checking for leaks, and making sure latches work. \u00a0In early March we noticed bluebirds and chickadees beginning to check them out. \u00a0By the end of March the boxes were mostly furnished with nests, and more than half were hosting eggs.<\/p>\n<p>When I made my rounds yesterday with clipboard in hand, all the nests held eggs except for one. \u00a0When I tapped with one fingernail\u00a0on the door of box #3, faint cheeps answered. \u00a0Inside the deep pocket of pine straw and downy feathers I found a dark mound of tiny wings and bodies with sleeping faces&#8211;Carolina Chickadee hatchlings just a day or two old. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t try to count as they seemed to be entwined and entangled, and Mama Chickadee was scolding me from the closest elm tree. \u00a0I&#8217;ll check again in 4 days for a count, and to see that all is well in the nursery.<\/p>\n<p>I took this picture of nest box #1&#8217;s sweet blue eggs today. \u00a0They should be hatching baby Eastern Bluebirds soon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a 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