House Wren action!

July 13th I decided I should clear it out. This is the super duper Bluebird nesting box, with two sides that open up. It is a clever design. We've not had bluebirds, though! 

The House Wrens began renovations in June, stuffing it with sticks. You can see what it looked like full of sticks. This prevents other, bigger birds from invading. This side opens for viewing, the other side doesn't have the divider and is great for easy cleaning.

This is what was in the nest. I did some cleaning out, after researching it. I thought it best to clean it out. There were moths, droppings, and debris. Often our wood duck nest boxes have buggy invaders. They suggest washing them out with soap and water or a hose,  but that'll require a bucket. Maybe today! 

There was one egg left. 

OK, back to the action. As I sat on my deck, I can hear the twitters and trills of the House Wrens. It is lovely. June 18th we were anticipating the gutter replacement, the birds having done some nice renos to the green nesting box, decided to abandon it. I don't blame them. It was quite noisy. You can see a couple of sticks poking out. They stuff it to stop bigger birds from getting in. 

July 13th, I noticed the absence of sticks, they'd been moved. (Nice new eavestrough, though!) They've been at it. I don't know, I wonder if it is the same pair or another one?  

The action was fun to watch. Teeny birds, and big sticks!

House wren nest building from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

This is nest building in nest box #2. It is fascinating, and hard work.

house wren nest #2 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Just after I cleaned the nest, I spotted a pair of brown-crested flycatchers on top of the box.  

Brown-crested flycatcher from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

  A sparrow was having a bath in the water fountain. It's a popular spot for birds. I had an oriole there📹 last week. Also, a male rose-breasted grosbeak📹. I saw the robin chase away the female grosbeak, too.

sparrow from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Saturday's Critters # 448 <= if you like critters! Thanks to Eileen for hosting.