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

OPbirder wrote:
Thanks Dave and Pelle for intervening. Two and a half more weeks of school, and I'm home free! It's so busy.

I went back to school this evening so I could watch the birds leisurely. I decided not to open the nest box because this pair of bluebirds are very skittish. I have not seen the male land on the sparrow spooker. LeBug I'll post a picture of it soon. It's a homemade affair. I have seen him go into the box, and the female is incubating. The male guards from the edge of the building roof.

I looked in on the tree swallows. I talked to the adult as I walked up to the box this time. Didn't want to scare the pants, or skirt, off the poor critter. So it flew out when it peeked out and saw me. They don't go far. The pair swoops all around like they're keeping an eye on me. Apparently, ts have weak legs. Fortunately, these new boxes I got have horizontal cuts in the door to help them climb up and out.