One bluebird pair has an active nest with at least two hatched chicks and maybe one more to come. After many months of house sparrow nest removal from most of the nest boxes at the Nature Center, it's nice to see a bluebird pair finally move in. The parents seem to stay hidden most of the time but today I caught the mom gathering grubs for feeding time. The nestlings will fledge after just three weeks, so they grow fast. Bluebirds will typically have multiple broods per year, and the first set of offspring are off on their own once they leave the nest. But if this mom lays more eggs in August those chicks will likely stay with the parents during migration and then over the winter. I think the blue in the female's tail is one of the best colors of summer.
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