Comparison Nest Egg Data 2025
Are bluebirds nesting earlier or later this year?
Later - 63 in March last year vs 37 in March this year.
Are your bluebird numbers increasing or decreasing? What makes you say this?
Decreasing - 56 boxes with 311 eggs or 5.55 Eggs per nest last year, 68 boxes with 330 eggs or 4.85 eggs per nest.
What type of ventilation do you have for your nest boxes?
Many different types.
A-dropped sides;
B-Holes on side walls—how many? Size?
C- are you using different building material?
D-other?
Are other species nesting in your nest boxes to a greater degree? Any particular species?
Same year over year (6 boxes), Brown Nuthatch and Carolina Chicadees.
Are you dealing with snakes? More of a problem or less of a problem? What is your best defense against snakes?
More Snakes this year. New prevention measures 0 stuffing steel wool between pole and baffle, sprinkling Snake Rid around base.