Nesting Carolina Chickadees
This super fluffy Carolina Chickadee is sitting on her six eggs!
This super fluffy Carolina Chickadee is sitting on her six eggs!
This chickadee pair has been looking at the nestbox since last year. Maybe they will nest in it this year.
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In this entertaining GIF, Mama arrives and feeds her 3-day old babies.
Recorded with a Blink Mini camera.
This cute Carolina Chickadee has 6 eggs and a ~4” tall nest, which is huge for the size of the chickadee. Her mate comes occasionally and feeds Mama. These images were captured with a Blink Mini, mounted inside the nest box.
A male chickadee flew over to the fence near my nestbox, he then when inside, came out, and called to his female. She flew over and went inside. We just put the nestbox up 2 days ago.
The Yellow-rumped Warbler comes every day, multiple times a day, for peanut butter.
So many backyard birds that I never see! Cowbirds, finches, chickadees, and more!
The chickadees have been coming every day since December 19. They have come to almost all my feeders. They are such cute birds.
So many birds at my new woodpecker log feeder, tube feeder, platform feeder, and seed block feeder.
Baby Cowbird in a nest. Eggs need ID. White with brown speckles. The eggs are about an inch long. There are two eggs. The nest was made of mostly sticks and lots of white down feathers. Any ID?
Chickadees hatched April 18, 2020 in homemade chickadee house (pvc tube), parents have been busy since flying in and out to keep everyone fed!
A cold snap added more time than expected, but the first CACH nest of the 2019 season has hatched six of the 10 eggs on March 27.
As I approached the box, the male flew out, but mama stayed put. I think she was actually sleeping when I snapped the shot. I later noticed a spider on the side of the box, who I thought was an unwelcomed visitor. A friend shared that it will manage the insects in the box, so is actually a beneficial guest. There are 6 eggs in the nest, which I first spotted about 2 weeks ago.
Pictures from observations of our nest box.
This looks like a Chickadee family but I’m not sure. Definitely a fledgling and 2 adults but the one above looks like a Chestnut-backed and the adult below looks like a Black-capped, the baby looks a bit more like a Chestnut-backed too. Do they cross breed?
Alpaca Fur used to line nest.
Nest is in a nesting box mounted in a Pinyon Pine at about 6400 ft altitude. One can observe eight eggs. Also, one can see scraps of wool, which were left on the ground near a feeder.
Our new neighbours have developed an intense liking for one of the skylofts in our backyard. It’s conveniently situated near amenities like the suet feeder, bird seed stations, nectar feeder (and the apple and plum trees, which are in full blossom). Lots of renovation has been taking place lately. We have been hearing lots of tapping of the inner walls, seeing removal of the cedar wood chips this morning, and witnessed countless trips to and from their new digs. The exciting question is, will they be raising their family in it soon?
Clutch of 6 Carolina Chickadee eggs laid in my nest box. First egg date approx. 5/2/15.
A pair of Carolina Chickadees claimed the nest box I mounted on a laundry pole within 12 hours. It took them 5 days to begin building their nest. 15 days to complete their nest.
Carolina Chickadee hatchlings. Hatched yesterday, 5/15. Mother incubated for at least 14 days. Count 5 heads and it looks like 1 more. There were 6 eggs.
2 day old Carolina Chickadee’s in a box nest