Bird Watching: Bluebird thread #10, 0 by WarneC

WarneC wrote:
Hi: I'm new here and am passionate about bluebirds. Those pictures are wonderful. We're lucky enough down here in southeastern NC to get three nestings a year. Can't tell you how many babies have fledged over the years from my one box. She laid five eggs on this second nesting this year, but only three babies in the box now. I found one on the ground with just the pin feathers. We had 100 + degree temps for about a week, and I think that didn't help. However, the three remaining babies are all doing well and should fledge in about a week. Having a problem now with getting mealworms. The distributors say high demand, but I heard there was a problem with the bran that the mealworms live in. Momma and pop seem to be doing okay without them though. Hope you don't mind me butting in with a picture of the first nesting group from this year.