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Nests, Eggs and Birds

Learn to recognize birds, nests and eggs that may show up in Eastern Bluebird nestboxes.
Click on any thumbnail for a larger version, or to view a slide show.
The photographer's name in listed in parentheses after each picture.
See Nests for a narrative description of nests and eggs, and Eggs for a table showing relative egg sizes.

Male bluebird
(W.Long)

Female bluebird
(L.Solliday)

Bluebird nest
of pine straw
(BZ)

Bluebird nest of
dried grass (S.Harris)

Bluebirds hatching from white eggs (L.Solliday)

4 day old bluebirds (BZ)

Nestlings Day 15 (S.Harris)

Female fledgling is dull gray with white on tail (Dick)

Tree Swallow.
Tree Swallow (E.Zimmerman)

Tree Swallow (S.Costa)

Tree Swallow on nest (BZ)

Tree Swallow nest (BZ)

Female House Sparrow (S.Hewlett)

Male House Sparrow (S.Hewlett)

House Sparrow attacking pecan it thinks is egg (John C.)

House Sparrow nest

House Sparrow eggs

Tufted Titmouse nest (BZ)

Chickadee

Chickadee nest (BZ)

Chickadee egg

See another picture

House Wren (L.McCulloch)

House Wren nest (BZ)

House Wren egg (BZ)

House Wren nest (BZ)

Carolina Wren (note white stripe above eye) (L.Solliday)

Carolina Wren nest (BZ)

Carolina Wren eggs
(BZ)

Bewick's Wren nest in small box
(S.Harris)

Bewick's Wren nest
(S.Harris)

Bewick's hatching
(S.Harris)

WBNU nest. Photo by Paul Murray
White-breasted Nuthatch nest
(P. Murray)

WBNU nestlings. Photo by Paul Murray

White-breasted nuthatch nestlings (P.Murray)

 
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