Also see Nestcam Setup | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010
- Starlings were checking out a Great Crested Flycatcher box I have hanging outside my second story window off the chimney. I changed the direction the box was facing and they immediately started building, so I put a nest cam in for the purpose of observation. “Know thy enemy.”
- 05/26: Sometimes the birds bring material OUT of the nestbox.
- Even before there is hardly any nesting material in the box, the female does the nest cup formation dance.
- The female makes an amazing series of vocalizations – whistles, clicks, and what sounds like a human voice, when what I assume is her mate approaches. Other times she hunkers down in the box, another starling enters, there is a scuffle, and one quickly leaves. I don’t know if this is not her mate.
- A House Wren quickly and quietly snuck into the box to check it out.
- The box door was slightly open, and she kept moving nesting material away from the crack.
- During nest building, the female? male? has REMOVED material from the box.
- Eventually the starlings gave up, with a partially completed nest.
More Information:
- Starling Biology
- Nest Cam Blog 2008 | 2009
All bluebirders must feel like “one of the chosen ones” when we are fortunate enough to have nesting bluebirds on our own property….
– Lillian Lund, Sialia, 1984
