Comments on: Oak Titmouse Chicks Hatching

By: Beatrice

Beatrice — Thu, 05 May 2011 20:15:02 +0000

I came across a nest in my birdhouse, and only heard 1 bird chirping. I looked inside and saw the other 5 had died…. I took the 1 and tried to save it, but it died later on in the night. So sad. But it looked exactly like these that you photographed. Thanks for sharing these pics.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:20:31 +0000

I have some chicks squawking away in my birdhouse for the first year and I’m thrilled. I just watched the video and it was great….now I know how it all came to be in my own birdhouse. It’s just thrilling to hear them. I hope I’m home to watch them take flight. Thanks for the pics and video. I’m new to watching birds and am fascinated.

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:29:54 +0000

@Maria glad to hear you will be putting up more nest boxes. Having song birds in your yard is the best insecticide you can have @Lana thank you, you aare very welcome @NF this nest is in a birdhouse but you can find bird nests in nature if you watch the bird behavior for a while during nesting season. I have actually been able to see several species mating @Mumsy thanks for stopping by with a nice comment @Phil I am the Shasta County Coordinator for the California Bluebird Recovery Program (CBRP) and I record the nest box data which gets sent to Cornell Lab of Ornithology for their records. I also send any other nesting data on nests I find in nature (like this Red-tailed Hawk nest) to Cornell Lab using their Nest Watch program. I do not have a banding permit so I am unable to band them. I will be posting some Western Bluebird, Ash-throated Flycatcher and Tree Swallow posts as they come up during breeding season. I love this time of year!

By: phil

phil — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:03:49 +0000

Hi Larry, good to see your birds doing well. Do you record the nest data as we do for the BTO Nest Record Scheme over here? Also do you band the young? I Look forward to looking into your Bluebird boxes .-= phil´s last blog ..We’ll Wheat Again =-.

By: Mumsy

Mumsy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:53:35 +0000

Wow..what a great find! They look so soft and fuzzy! Great shot!! .-= Mumsy´s last blog ..N is For Naughty =-.

By: NatureFooostep Fåglar/Birds

NatureFooostep Fåglar/Birds — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:33:12 +0000

this is sooo beautiful. I have never been able to spot any nest like that. You are one lucky man. :) .-= NatureFooostep Fåglar/Birds´s last blog ..Fiskgjuse - Pandion haliaetus - Osprey =-.