Bird Watching: When it rains it pours tree swallows and blue birds, 1 by OPbirder

OPbirder wrote:
I do have a thought about protecting the bluebirds. But, let me tell you about the tree swallows. They have at least 5 eggs in one of the boxes on the east side. I was so nervous about disturbing them that I didn't have the door open very long! The adult bird only flew off the nest after I had the door open and was looking at her. The eggs are much smaller than the bluebird's, and there are some white ones and some pinkish ones. Here's a photo of our feather tossing yesterday. One of the teachers told the students that Ms. Buck sacrificed a pillow for the birds so as the kids were tossing feathers they were chanting "sacrifice, sacrifice." It was pretty funny.