So it was another day for Jeanne to check nest boxes! Furthermore I needed to be outside so it was perfect. 😉
We found this one inside the facilities. Well, I’m afraid I had to kill it. There was no safe way to take them back outside. Now time to check the boxes!
On our way, a Woodhouse’s Toadlet (Anaxyrus woodhousii) sat smack in the middle of small ant mount! Moreover I was glad to see they didn’t stay there long.
A disturbed nest box.
Another box disturbed. The wren’s eggs got pushed to the bottom so whoever did the deed did not get the full meal. Furthermore the wren had abandoned the nest.
Often you can see that a second attempt is being made. The previous nest will be packed down further. And usually the new nesting material is noticeably different.
The Red-shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma)! Haematoloma means ‘blood-fringed’! There are four in the genus in the US. However this one is the black with red.
Woof! It’s the Dogface (Zerene cesonia) on a Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp interior)!
Last box checked. New babies had just started hatching. Jeanne was making her notes. She reports this to the Cornell NestWatch Project!
Probably raccoons but there was a snake thief in one nest box earlier this year too.
Interesting article about the invention of wheels. Wonderful who had the first ahah moment!?
Sad about the nest boxes. Wonder what got into them.
Raccoons maybe??
Probably raccoons but there was a snake thief in one nest box earlier this year too.
Interesting article about the invention of wheels. Wonderful who had the first ahah moment!?